Decision Workspace
reader-writer vs bytecraft vs capnp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
reader-writer
growingv0.0.2
Bare-bones binary serialization
51
bytecraft
experimentalv0.2.4
A flexible and efficient library for reading and writing binary data in Rust.
70
capnp
growingv0.25.2
runtime library for Cap'n Proto data encoding
Core Metrics
| reader-writer | bytecraft | capnp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 51 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 1.3K | 10.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 8 | 754.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 197 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 147d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 6m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
reader-writer
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
bytecraft
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
capnp
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| reader-writer | bytecraft | capnp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.2.4 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 39KB | 150KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80.0 | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •capnp leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •capnp is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ reader-writer has not been updated in over a year.