Decision Workspace
residua-mutf8 vs base64 vs boba
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
residua-mutf8
growingv2.0.0
A library for converting between MUTF-8 and UTF-8.
60
base64
growingv0.22.1
encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
56
boba
growingv6.0.0
Encoder and decoder for the Bubble Babble binary data encoding
Core Metrics
| residua-mutf8 | base64 | boba | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 21.5K | 1.2B | 15.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 88.3M | 0 |
| Dependents | 33 | 162.3K | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 43 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1339d ago | 755d ago | 478d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 10y 5m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
residua-mutf8
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
base64
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
boba
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| residua-mutf8 | base64 | boba | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.22.1 | 6.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 82KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.48.0 | 1.83.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base64 is depended on by 162.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ residua-mutf8, base64, boba have not been updated in over a year.
- •base64 is pre-1.0 — API may change.