Decision Workspace
na_nbt vs hematite-nbt vs nbt-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
na_nbt
experimentalv0.2.1
High-performance NBT (Named Binary Tag) library with zero-copy parsing and serde support
52
hematite-nbt
growingv0.5.2
A full-featured library for working with Minecraft's Named Binary Tag (NBT) file format, including Serde support.
47
nbt-rust
experimentalv0.1.1
Fast, idiomatic NBT library for Rust with Bedrock and Java endian variants.
Core Metrics
| na_nbt | hematite-nbt | nbt-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 609 | 95.2K | 42 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 139 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 192d ago | 1885d ago | 133d ago |
| Age | 6m | 10y 7m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
na_nbt
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hematite-nbt
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
nbt-rust
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| na_nbt | hematite-nbt | nbt-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.5.2 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 450KB | 40KB | 40KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hematite-nbt leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hematite-nbt is depended on by 139 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hematite-nbt has not been updated in over a year.