Decision Workspace
scale-decode vs scale-value vs scale-info-legacy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
scale-decode
growingv0.16.2
Decode SCALE encoded bytes into arbitrary types at runtime
71
scale-value
growingv0.18.2
Encode and decode values of arbitrary shapes to SCALE bytes
60
scale-info-legacy
growingv0.4.2
Create type information that can be used to decode historic data from Substrate based chains
Core Metrics
| scale-decode | scale-value | scale-info-legacy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 71 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3M | 4.7M | 34.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 282.8K | 248.1K | 10.7K |
| Dependents | 303 | 294 | 97 |
| Releases | 21 | 28 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 126d ago | 38d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 3y 10m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
scale-decode
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
scale-value
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
scale-info-legacy
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| scale-decode | scale-value | scale-info-legacy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.2 | 0.18.2 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 66KB | 42KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81.0 | 1.81.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •scale-value leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •scale-decode has the most downloads (6.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •scale-decode is depended on by 303 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.