Decision Workspace
tinycbor vs minicbor vs minicbor-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
tinycbor
experimentalv0.12.5
A tiny CBOR codec library.
67
minicbor
stablev2.2.2
A small CBOR codec suitable for no_std environments.
60
minicbor-derive
growingv0.19.4
Derive minicbor `Decode` and `Encode` traits.
Core Metrics
| tinycbor | minicbor | minicbor-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 67 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 10.7M | 8.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1M | 799.8K |
| Dependents | 25 | 2.0K | 107 |
| Releases | 31 | 69 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 57d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6y 4m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tinycbor
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
minicbor
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
minicbor-derive
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| tinycbor | minicbor | minicbor-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.5 | 2.2.2 | 0.19.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BlueOak-1.0.0 | BlueOak-1.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 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 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tinycbor, minicbor-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.