Decision Workspace
tick-encoding vs bincode-next vs dcbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
tick-encoding
growingv0.1.4
A simple encoding scheme to encode binary data into ASCII strings
68
bincode-next
experimentalv2.1.0
A compact, ultra-fast binary serialization format for Rust, optimized for networking and storage!
65
dcbor
growingv0.25.2
Deterministic CBOR ("dCBOR") for Rust.
Core Metrics
| tick-encoding | bincode-next | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 68 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 19.0K | 228.7K | 112.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 983 | 131.7K | 7.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 77 | 462 |
| Releases | 5 | 20 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 116d ago | 4d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 5m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
tick-encoding
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bincode-next
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
dcbor
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tick-encoding | bincode-next | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 2.1.0 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Unlicense | MIT or Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause-Patent |
| Dependencies | 4 | 15 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 80KB | 185KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bincode-next leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dcbor is depended on by 462 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tick-encoding, dcbor are pre-1.0 — API may change.