Decision Workspace
sixbit vs utf64 vs textos
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
sixbit
growingv0.5.0
Small packed strings
49
utf64
growingv1.0.2
A utility to encode utf-8 strings into utf-64, and decode them back.
48
textos
growingv0.0.3
Texts, strings, formatting, unicode…
Core Metrics
| sixbit | utf64 | textos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3K | 4.6K | 4.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 84 | 6 | 27 |
| Dependents | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1244d ago | 466d ago | 941d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 2y 6m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
sixbit
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
utf64
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
textos
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sixbit | utf64 | textos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.0.2 | 0.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 6KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.72.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •utf64 leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sixbit has the most downloads (9.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ sixbit, utf64, textos have not been updated in over a year.
- •sixbit, textos are pre-1.0 — API may change.