Decision Workspace
drawbridge-byte vs data-encoding vs base64ct
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
drawbridge-byte
growingv0.4.2
Utilities for working with contiguous arrays of bytes and easy conversions to and from Base64 representations in string contexts.
73
data-encoding
stablev2.10.0
Efficient and customizable data-encoding functions like base64, base32, and hex
73
base64ct
stablev1.8.3
Pure Rust implementation of Base64 (RFC 4648) which avoids any usages of data-dependent branches/LUTs and thereby provides portable "best effort" constant-time operation and embedded-friendly no_std support
Core Metrics
| drawbridge-byte | data-encoding | base64ct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 73 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 92.8K | 238.1M | 227.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 339 | 21.9M | 23.0M |
| Dependents | 21 | 7.5K | 2.7K |
| Releases | 5 | 24 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 714d ago | 76d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 10y 3m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
drawbridge-byte
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
data-encoding
Maintenance
13
Quality
23
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
base64ct
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| drawbridge-byte | data-encoding | base64ct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 2.10.0 | 1.8.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 22KB | 32KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 38.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.48 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •data-encoding leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •data-encoding is depended on by 7.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ drawbridge-byte has not been updated in over a year.
- •drawbridge-byte is pre-1.0 — API may change.