Decision Workspace
rbase64 vs base64-url vs base64
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
rbase64
growingv2.0.3
A fast multi-threaded base64 encoding library and CLI tool
68
base64-url
stablev3.0.4
Base64 encode, decode, escape and unescape for URL applications.
60
base64
growingv0.22.1
encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
Core Metrics
| rbase64 | base64-url | base64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 68 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 107.5K | 12.4M | 1.3B |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 278.0K | 54.2M |
| Dependents | 102 | 782 | 194.4K |
| Releases | 16 | 41 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 1324d ago | 35d ago | 804d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 7y 10m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
rbase64
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
base64-url
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
base64
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| rbase64 | base64-url | base64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 0.22.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 5KB | 82KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.48.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64-url leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base64 has the most downloads (1.3B), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base64 is depended on by 194.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rbase64, base64 have not been updated in over a year.
- •base64 is pre-1.0 — API may change.