Decision Workspace
lib-base64 vs base64-lt vs base-d
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
lib-base64
growingv2.1.0
A base64 (with padding) encoding and decoding library, which implements the encode() and decode() methods for the String and Vec<u8> types.
44
base64-lt
growingv1.0.5
A base64 (with padding) string encoding/decoding utility.
60
base-d
experimentalv3.0.33
Universal base encoder: Encode binary data to 33+ dictionaries including RFC standards, hieroglyphs, emoji, and more
Core Metrics
| lib-base64 | base64-lt | base-d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 44 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 14.3K | 9.3K | 4.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 51 | 8 | 656 |
| Dependents | 6 | 0 | 67 |
| Releases | 9 | 6 | 102 |
| Last Updated | 734d ago | 1687d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 5y 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
lib-base64
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
base64-lt
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
base-d
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lib-base64 | base64-lt | base-d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 1.0.5 | 3.0.33 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 3KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base-d leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lib-base64 has the most downloads (14.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lib-base64, base64-lt have not been updated in over a year.