Decision Workspace
pbtools vs anybuf vs varing
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
pbtools
growingv0.15.0
Google Protocol Buffers encoding and decoding.
54
anybuf
growingv1.0.0
A minimal, zero dependency proto3 encoder to encode/decode anything. No schemas needed.
63
varing
experimentalv0.13.0
Protobuf's varint encoding/decoding for LEB128 friendly types with full const context operations supports.
Core Metrics
| pbtools | anybuf | varing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 54 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 19.1K | 86.9K | 15.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 2.5K | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 40 | 23 |
| Releases | 15 | 9 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 2051d ago | 299d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 2y 11m | 12m |
Health Breakdown
pbtools
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
anybuf
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
varing
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pbtools | anybuf | varing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 23KB | 68KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •varing leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anybuf has the most downloads (86.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pbtools has not been updated in over a year.
- •pbtools, varing are pre-1.0 — API may change.