Decision Workspace
urlencoded vs base62 vs encoding_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
urlencoded
growingv0.6.0
Decoding middleware for url-encoded data. For use with Iron.
68
base62
stablev2.2.4
A Base62 encoding/decoding library
61
encoding_rs
growingv0.8.35
A Gecko-oriented implementation of the Encoding Standard
Core Metrics
| urlencoded | base62 | encoding_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 68 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 436.9K | 14.2M | 343.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.8K | 981.8K | 21.6M |
| Dependents | 242 | 318 | 10.1K |
| Releases | 9 | 20 | 62 |
| Last Updated | 3047d ago | 10d ago | 519d ago |
| Age | 11y | 10y 5m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
urlencoded
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
base62
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
encoding_rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| urlencoded | base62 | encoding_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 2.2.4 | 0.8.35 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 17KB | 1.4MB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.36 |
| Owners | 7 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base62 leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encoding_rs has the most downloads (343.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •encoding_rs is depended on by 10.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ urlencoded, encoding_rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •urlencoded, encoding_rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.