Decision Workspace
entidb_codec vs dcbor vs minicbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
entidb_codec
experimentalv2.0.0-alpha.3
Canonical CBOR encoding/decoding for EntiDB
68
dcbor
growingv0.25.2
Deterministic CBOR ("dCBOR") for Rust.
67
minicbor
stablev2.2.1
A small CBOR codec suitable for no_std environments.
Core Metrics
| entidb_codec | dcbor | minicbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 628 | 95.7K | 7.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 108 | 8.6K | 622.9K |
| Dependents | 8 | 458 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 2 | 60 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 84d ago | 11d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 1m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
entidb_codec
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
dcbor
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
minicbor
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| entidb_codec | dcbor | minicbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0-alpha.3 | 0.25.2 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause-Patent | BlueOak-1.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 185KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dcbor leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minicbor has the most downloads (7.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •minicbor is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dcbor is pre-1.0 — API may change.