Decision Workspace
nbt-sniffer vs fastnbt vs na_nbt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
nbt-sniffer
experimentalv0.2.0
A command-line tool designed to scan Minecraft Java Edition world 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
| nbt-sniffer | fastnbt | na_nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 65 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 945 | 135.5K | 171 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 5.6K | 57 |
| Dependents | 0 | 178 | 4 |
| Releases | 2 | 42 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 286d ago | 12d ago | 84d ago |
| Age | 9m | 5y 10m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
nbt-sniffer
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
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
| nbt-sniffer | fastnbt | na_nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 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 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 95KB | 73KB | 450KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 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.
- •nbt-sniffer, na_nbt are pre-1.0 — API may change.