Decision Workspace
cddl-cat vs escape8259 vs cbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
cddl-cat
growingv0.7.1
Parse CDDL schemas and validate CBOR or JSON serialized data
52
escape8259
growingv0.5.3
RFC8259-compliant string escaping and un-escaping
46
cbor
growingv0.4.1
CBOR (binary JSON) with type based decoding and encoding.
Core Metrics
| cddl-cat | escape8259 | cbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 473.7K | 18.1M | 217.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.2K | 1.4M | 779 |
| Dependents | 208 | 192 | 213 |
| Releases | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 657d ago | 2803d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 5y 11m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cddl-cat
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
escape8259
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
cbor
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| cddl-cat | escape8259 | cbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.5.3 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Unlicense/MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 5KB | 25KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | 1.81.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cddl-cat leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •escape8259 has the most downloads (18.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cbor is depended on by 213 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ escape8259, cbor have not been updated in over a year.