Decision Workspace
include-base64 vs data-encoding-macro vs include-flate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
include-base64
growingv0.1.0
A macro to include a file as a base64-encoded string at compile time
63
data-encoding-macro
growingv0.1.19
Macros for data-encoding
63
include-flate
growingv0.3.2
A variant of include_bytes!/include_str! with compile-time deflation and runtime lazy inflation
Core Metrics
| include-base64 | data-encoding-macro | include-flate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 63 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 23.3K | 29.8M | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 329 | 2.0M | 274.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 442 | 170 |
| Releases | 1 | 19 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1788d ago | 76d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 8y 4m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
include-base64
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
data-encoding-macro
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
include-flate
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| include-base64 | data-encoding-macro | include-flate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.19 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 4KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.48 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •data-encoding-macro leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •data-encoding-macro is depended on by 442 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ include-base64 has not been updated in over a year.