Decision Workspace
rfb-encodings vs rustvncserver vs numcodecs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
rfb-encodings
experimentalv0.1.7
RFB (Remote Framebuffer) protocol encoding implementations for VNC
57
rustvncserver
experimentalv2.2.1
Pure Rust VNC (RFB) server implementation with full protocol support
56
numcodecs
growingv0.3.1
numcodecs API for buffer compression
Core Metrics
| rfb-encodings | rustvncserver | numcodecs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 2.8K | 12.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 199 | 155 | 458 |
| Dependents | 10 | 6 | 152 |
| Releases | 6 | 18 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 47d ago | 122d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
rfb-encodings
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rustvncserver
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
numcodecs
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rfb-encodings | rustvncserver | numcodecs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 2.2.1 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 129KB | 83KB | 18KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustvncserver leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •numcodecs has the most downloads (12.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •numcodecs is depended on by 152 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rfb-encodings, numcodecs are pre-1.0 — API may change.