Decision Workspace
mssql-codec vs wire-codec vs futures_codec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
mssql-codec
experimentalv0.10.0
Async TDS packet framing and codec for SQL Server
60
wire-codec
experimentalv1.0.0
Binary frame codec and protocol codec toolkit. Length-prefixed, delimiter-based, and custom framing strategies. Built-in varint, zigzag, bitfield, and packed struct encoding. Runtime-agnostic foundation under network-protocol crates.
58
futures_codec
growingv0.5.0
Utilities for encoding and decoding frames using `async/await`
Core Metrics
| mssql-codec | wire-codec | futures_codec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 51 | 3.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 211.3K |
| Dependents | 15 | 0 | 358 |
| Releases | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 38d ago | 4d ago | 108d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5d | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mssql-codec
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
wire-codec
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
futures_codec
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mssql-codec | wire-codec | futures_codec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 67KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wire-codec leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •futures_codec has the most downloads (3.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •futures_codec is depended on by 358 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mssql-codec, futures_codec are pre-1.0 — API may change.