Decision Workspace
use-base32 vs bstr vs bech32
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
use-base32
experimentalv0.1.0
Practical Base32 helpers for RustUse
70
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
61
bech32
growingv0.11.1
Encodes and decodes the Bech32 format and implements the bech32 and bech32m checksums
Core Metrics
| use-base32 | bstr | bech32 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 70 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 307.0M | 39.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 21.1M | 3.0M |
| Dependents | 1 | 7.3K | 5.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 49 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 211d ago | 174d ago |
| Age | 9d | 7y 7m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
use-base32
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
bstr
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bech32
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| use-base32 | bstr | bech32 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.12.1 | 0.11.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 355KB | 67KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 11.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.95.0 | 1.73 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •use-base32, bech32 are pre-1.0 — API may change.