Decision Workspace
pipe vs dh vs ciborium-io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
pipe
growingv0.4.0
Synchronous Read/Write memory pipe
64
dh
growingv0.10.0
Data handling in Rust, made easy.
59
ciborium-io
growingv0.2.2
Simplified Read/Write traits for no_std usage
Core Metrics
| pipe | dh | ciborium-io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 64 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 677.7K | 14.5K | 138.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 24.0K | 133 | 11.5M |
| Dependents | 220 | 27 | 204 |
| Releases | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1945d ago | 101d ago | 794d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 1y 6m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
pipe
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
dh
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ciborium-io
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pipe | dh | ciborium-io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.10.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 11KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.58 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •dh leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ciborium-io has the most downloads (138.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pipe is depended on by 220 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pipe, ciborium-io have not been updated in over a year.