Decision Workspace
sacp-cbor vs minicbor vs minicbor-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
sacp-cbor
experimentalv0.12.0
SACP-CBOR/1: strict deterministic CBOR validation and canonical encoding (hot-path optimized, no_std-capable).
67
minicbor
stablev2.2.1
A small CBOR codec suitable for no_std environments.
61
minicbor-derive
growingv0.19.3
Derive minicbor `Decode` and `Encode` traits.
Core Metrics
| sacp-cbor | minicbor | minicbor-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 515 | 7.4M | 6.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 283 | 644.5K | 487.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 106 |
| Releases | 18 | 68 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 31d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 2m | 6y | 6y |
Health Breakdown
sacp-cbor
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
minicbor
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
minicbor-derive
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| sacp-cbor | minicbor | minicbor-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 2.2.1 | 0.19.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BlueOak-1.0.0 | BlueOak-1.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 36KB | 29KB |
| Features | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minicbor leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minicbor is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sacp-cbor, minicbor-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.