Decision Workspace
kodec vs byten vs crous-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
kodec
growingv0.1.0
Simple crate defining common interface for encoders and decoders.
52
byten
experimentalv0.0.13
A binary codec library for efficient encoding and decoding of data structures
56
crous-core
experimentalv1.1.0
Core encoder/decoder, block framing, and Value types for the Crous binary format
Core Metrics
| kodec | byten | crous-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 539 | 109 |
| 30d Downloads | 81 | 43 | 69 |
| Dependents | 34 | 11 | 10 |
| Releases | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1250d ago | 138d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
kodec
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
byten
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
crous-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kodec | byten | crous-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.13 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 22KB | 61KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crous-core leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kodec has the most downloads (4.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kodec has not been updated in over a year.
- •kodec, byten are pre-1.0 — API may change.