Decision Workspace
cow-bytes vs bytes vs ntex-bytes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
cow-bytes
experimentalv0.1.0
A `Cow`-like wrapper for `Bytes` that can be either borrowed or owned.
76
bytes
stablev1.12.1
Types and traits for working with bytes
73
ntex-bytes
stablev1.8.0
Types and traits for working with bytes (bytes crate fork)
Core Metrics
| cow-bytes | bytes | ntex-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 76 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 850.8M | 605.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 43.5M | 16.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 235.9K | 941 |
| Releases | 1 | 59 | 57 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 5d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 9d | 11y 5m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
cow-bytes
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
bytes
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ntex-bytes
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cow-bytes | bytes | ntex-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.12.1 | 1.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 76KB | 54KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.57 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bytes leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bytes is depended on by 235.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cow-bytes is pre-1.0 — API may change.