Decision Workspace
futures_cbor_codec vs dcbor vs minicbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
futures_cbor_codec
growingv0.3.1
A codec for framing an AsyncRead/AsyncWrite with cbor for all types that are serializable with serde
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
| futures_cbor_codec | dcbor | minicbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 18.8K | 95.7K | 7.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 204 | 8.6K | 622.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 458 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 9 | 60 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 1750d ago | 11d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 3y 1m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
futures_cbor_codec
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
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
| futures_cbor_codec | dcbor | minicbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.25.2 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | BSD-2-Clause-Patent | BlueOak-1.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 185KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| 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.
- •⚠ futures_cbor_codec has not been updated in over a year.
- •futures_cbor_codec, dcbor are pre-1.0 — API may change.