Decision Workspace
rfc-4648 vs binarytext vs binascii
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
rfc-4648
growingv0.1.0
Implementation of RFC 4648.
44
binarytext
experimentalv0.1.2
Binary-to-text encoders / decoders
43
binascii
growingv0.1.4
Useful no-std binascii operations including base64, base32 and base16 (hex)
Core Metrics
| rfc-4648 | binarytext | binascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 44 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 43 | 8.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 30 | 344.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2498d ago | 5d ago | 2230d ago |
| Age | 6y 10m | 1m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
rfc-4648
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
binarytext
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
binascii
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| rfc-4648 | binarytext | binascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 14KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binarytext leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binascii has the most downloads (8.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rfc-4648, binascii have not been updated in over a year.