Decision Workspace
cborpath vs ic-cbor vs dcbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
cborpath
growingv0.5.0
CborPath engine written in Rust
70
ic-cbor
stablev3.1.0
CBOR decoding for Internet Computer clients
68
dcbor
growingv0.25.2
Deterministic CBOR ("dCBOR") for Rust.
Core Metrics
| cborpath | ic-cbor | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 12.7K | 526.4K | 95.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 14.7K | 8.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 33 | 458 |
| Releases | 10 | 16 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 1085d ago | 52d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 2y 7m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cborpath
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
ic-cbor
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
dcbor
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cborpath | ic-cbor | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 3.1.0 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause-Patent |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 11KB | 185KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ic-cbor leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dcbor is depended on by 458 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cborpath has not been updated in over a year.
- •cborpath, dcbor are pre-1.0 — API may change.