Decision Workspace
lencode vs protohoggr vs polywrap_msgpack_serde
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
lencode
growingv1.1.0
A crate for encoding and decoding variable-length data using the Lencode varint encoding scheme and deduplication
50
protohoggr
experimentalv0.4.0
Zero-copy protobuf wire-format primitives: varint, zigzag, cursor-based decoder, field encoders, packed repeated fields.
46
polywrap_msgpack_serde
growingv0.0.2
An msgpack Serializer and Deserializer data format with Serde for Polywrap
Core Metrics
| lencode | protohoggr | polywrap_msgpack_serde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 50 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 110 | 29.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 3 | 194 |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 43d ago | 966d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lencode
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
protohoggr
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
polywrap_msgpack_serde
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| lencode | protohoggr | polywrap_msgpack_serde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 31 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 32KB | 21KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lencode leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •polywrap_msgpack_serde has the most downloads (29.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •polywrap_msgpack_serde is depended on by 194 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ polywrap_msgpack_serde has not been updated in over a year.
- •protohoggr, polywrap_msgpack_serde are pre-1.0 — API may change.