Decision Workspace
pastebind vs pbcli vs microbin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
pastebind
growingv0.1.1
A simple pastebin server
55
pbcli
stablev2.9.0
pbcli is a command line client which allows to upload and download pastes from privatebin directly from the command line.
51
microbin
stablev2.1.4
Simple, performant, configurable, entirely self-contained Pastebin and URL shortener.
Core Metrics
| pastebind | pbcli | microbin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 55 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 12.3K | 15.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 23 | 101 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 2854d ago | 31d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 4y 3m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
pastebind
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
pbcli
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
microbin
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pastebind | pbcli | microbin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.9.0 | 2.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 10 | 29 | 36 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 36KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pbcli leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •microbin has the most downloads (15.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pastebind has not been updated in over a year.
- •pastebind is pre-1.0 — API may change.