Decision Workspace
femtopb-build vs varing vs protofetch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
femtopb-build
growingv0.8.0
A code generator for `femtopb`
63
varing
experimentalv0.13.0
Protobuf's varint encoding/decoding for LEB128 friendly types with full const context operations supports.
56
protofetch
growingv0.1.15
A source dependency management tool for Protobuf.
Core Metrics
| femtopb-build | varing | protofetch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 63 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 51.7K | 15.0K | 662.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.9K | 2.0K | 40.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 16 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 417d ago | 3d ago | 130d ago |
| Age | 1y 12m | 12m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
femtopb-build
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
varing
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
protofetch
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| femtopb-build | varing | protofetch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.13.0 | 0.1.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 29 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 68KB | 232KB |
| Features | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •varing leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •protofetch has the most downloads (662.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ femtopb-build has not been updated in over a year.