Decision Workspace
cboritem vs minicbor vs ic-cbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
cboritem
growingv0.1.3
Types for serialized CBOR items
67
minicbor
stablev2.2.2
A small CBOR codec suitable for no_std environments.
67
ic-cbor
stablev3.2.0
CBOR decoding for Internet Computer clients
Core Metrics
| cboritem | minicbor | ic-cbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 67 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 68.0K | 10.7M | 588.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 1.1M | 10.3K |
| Dependents | 17 | 2.0K | 36 |
| Releases | 4 | 69 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 465d ago | 57d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 6y 4m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
cboritem
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
minicbor
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
ic-cbor
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cboritem | minicbor | ic-cbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 2.2.2 | 3.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BlueOak-1.0.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 36KB | 11KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •minicbor leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minicbor is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cboritem has not been updated in over a year.
- •cboritem is pre-1.0 — API may change.