Decision Workspace
named-binary-tag vs fastnbt vs na_nbt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
named-binary-tag
growingv0.6.0
Format is used by minecraft for the various files in which it saves data
65
fastnbt
stablev2.6.1
Serde deserializer for Minecraft's NBT format
54
na_nbt
experimentalv0.2.1
High-performance NBT (Named Binary Tag) library with zero-copy parsing and serde support
Core Metrics
| named-binary-tag | fastnbt | na_nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 65 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 39.9K | 135.5K | 171 |
| 30d Downloads | 774 | 5.5K | 56 |
| Dependents | 17 | 178 | 4 |
| Releases | 9 | 42 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1832d ago | 12d ago | 84d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 5y 10m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
named-binary-tag
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
fastnbt
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
na_nbt
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| named-binary-tag | fastnbt | na_nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 73KB | 450KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fastnbt leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fastnbt is depended on by 178 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ named-binary-tag has not been updated in over a year.
- •named-binary-tag, na_nbt are pre-1.0 — API may change.