Decision Workspace
ordered-varint vs vlq-bij vs msb128
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
ordered-varint
growingv2.0.0
Byte-orderable, variable length encoding.
39
vlq-bij
growingv0.2.0
Bijective Variable-Length Quantity encodings
35
msb128
growingv0.1.0
std::io::{Read, Write} positive primitive Rust integers in the Most Significant Base 128 (MSB128) variable-length encoding.
Core Metrics
| ordered-varint | vlq-bij | msb128 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 39 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 53.6K | 3.5K | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 665 | 22 | 4 |
| Dependents | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1150d ago | 867d ago | 1966d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 3y 4m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
ordered-varint
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
vlq-bij
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
msb128
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ordered-varint | vlq-bij | msb128 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 3KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ordered-varint leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ ordered-varint, vlq-bij, msb128 have not been updated in over a year.
- •vlq-bij, msb128 are pre-1.0 — API may change.