Decision Workspace
use-base32 vs bstr vs bech32
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
use-base32
experimentalv0.1.0
Practical Base32 helpers for RustUse
76
bstr
stablev1.12.3
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
69
bech32
growingv0.12.0
Encodes and decodes the Bech32 format and implements the bech32 and bech32m checksums
Core Metrics
| use-base32 | bstr | bech32 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 76 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 40 | 347.7M | 44.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 15.8M | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 1 | 7.8K | 5.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 51 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 18d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 9m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
use-base32
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
bstr
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bech32
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| use-base32 | bstr | bech32 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.12.3 | 0.12.0 |
| 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 | 80KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.95.0 | 1.65 | 1.56.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •use-base32, bech32 are pre-1.0 — API may change.