Decision Workspace
sbe-codegen vs bincode-next vs zlink-codegen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
sbe-codegen
growingv0.1.0
Performance-oriented multi-language SBE codec generator
67
bincode-next
experimentalv2.1.0
A compact, ultra-fast binary serialization format for Rust, optimized for networking and storage!
55
zlink-codegen
experimentalv0.4.0
Utility to generate zlink code from varlink IDL files
Core Metrics
| sbe-codegen | bincode-next | zlink-codegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 67 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 54.5K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 40.2K | 15 |
| Dependents | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 524d ago | 21d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 3m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
sbe-codegen
Maintenance
2
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
bincode-next
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
zlink-codegen
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sbe-codegen | bincode-next | zlink-codegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 80KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.73.0 | 1.85.0 | 1.83 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bincode-next leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ sbe-codegen has not been updated in over a year.
- •sbe-codegen, zlink-codegen are pre-1.0 — API may change.