Decision Workspace
rune-binary vs rune-ascii vs bincode-next
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rune-binary
experimentalv0.1.0
Binary representation encoder and decoder — converts bytes to 01010101 bit strings
43
rune-ascii
experimentalv0.1.0
ASCII table lookup and character conversion — decimal, hex, octal, binary, and char
68
bincode-next
experimentalv2.1.0
A compact, ultra-fast binary serialization format for Rust, optimized for networking and storage!
Core Metrics
| rune-binary | rune-ascii | bincode-next | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 43 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 13 | 13 | 228.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 131.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 15d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 15d | 15d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
rune-binary
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
rune-ascii
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
bincode-next
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rune-binary | rune-ascii | bincode-next | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT or Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 6KB | 80KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bincode-next leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rune-binary, rune-ascii are pre-1.0 — API may change.