Decision Workspace
utf8-zero vs base64 vs json-streaming
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
utf8-zero
experimentalv0.8.1
Zero-copy, incremental UTF-8 decoding with error handling
60
base64
growingv0.22.1
encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
57
json-streaming
growingv1.0.3
a library for reading and writing JSON from / to a stream without the need to materialize the data in memory. Provides both blocking and async APIs.
Core Metrics
| utf8-zero | base64 | json-streaming | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 312.3K | 1.0B | 13.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 314.3K | 66.9M | 2.3K |
| Dependents | 2 | 134.4K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 43 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 696d ago | 193d ago |
| Age | 27d | 10y 3m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
utf8-zero
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
base64
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
json-streaming
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| utf8-zero | base64 | json-streaming | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 0.22.1 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 82KB | 62KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.48.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base64 is depended on by 134.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ base64 has not been updated in over a year.
- •utf8-zero, base64 are pre-1.0 — API may change.