Decision Workspace
gsm7-alt vs scale-value vs base62
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
gsm7-alt
experimentalv0.1.2
GSM7 encoding and decoding by integer.
71
scale-value
growingv0.18.2
Encode and decode values of arbitrary shapes to SCALE bytes
68
base62
stablev2.2.4
A Base62 encoding/decoding library
Core Metrics
| gsm7-alt | scale-value | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 71 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 592 | 4.7M | 14.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 239.5K | 929.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 294 | 318 |
| Releases | 2 | 28 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 179d ago | 38d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3y 10m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
gsm7-alt
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
scale-value
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
base62
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gsm7-alt | scale-value | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.18.2 | 2.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 380KB | 66KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scale-value leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base62 has the most downloads (14.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base62 is depended on by 318 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •gsm7-alt, scale-value are pre-1.0 — API may change.