Decision Workspace
tinycbor vs minicbor vs minicbor-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
tinycbor
experimentalv0.11.2
A tiny CBOR codec library.
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
| tinycbor | minicbor | minicbor-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 7.4M | 6.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 239 | 644.5K | 487.3K |
| Dependents | 24 | 1.8K | 106 |
| Releases | 24 | 68 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 31d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 3m | 6y | 6y |
Health Breakdown
tinycbor
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
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
| tinycbor | minicbor | minicbor-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.2 | 2.2.1 | 0.19.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BlueOak-1.0.0 | BlueOak-1.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 36KB | 29KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | — |
| 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.
- •tinycbor, minicbor-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.