Decision Workspace
dbn-cli vs dbn vs convert2json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
dbn-cli
growingv0.52.0
Command-line utility for converting Databento Binary Encoding (DBN) files to text-based formats
61
dbn
growingv0.52.0
Library for working with Databento Binary Encoding (DBN)
63
convert2json
stablev2.4.6
CLI utilities to convert BSON, CBOR, CSV, INI, MessagePack, Plist, RSV, TOML, XML & YAML into JSON and for use with jaq or jq.
Core Metrics
| dbn-cli | dbn | convert2json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 61 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 71.7K | 517.8K | 63.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 190 | 34.6K | 87 |
| Dependents | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| Releases | 83 | 83 | 74 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 10d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 3y 1m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
dbn-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
dbn
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
convert2json
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dbn-cli | dbn | convert2json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.52.0 | 0.52.0 | 2.4.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 18 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 177KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •convert2json leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dbn has the most downloads (517.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dbn is depended on by 172 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dbn-cli, dbn are pre-1.0 — API may change.