Decision Workspace
valence_nbt vs na_nbt vs hematite-nbt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
valence_nbt
growingv0.8.0
Minecraft's Named Binary Tag (NBT) format.
54
na_nbt
experimentalv0.2.1
High-performance NBT (Named Binary Tag) library with zero-copy parsing and serde support
52
hematite-nbt
growingv0.5.2
A full-featured library for working with Minecraft's Named Binary Tag (NBT) file format, including Serde support.
Core Metrics
| valence_nbt | na_nbt | hematite-nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 46.2K | 171 | 88.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.4K | 57 | 3.1K |
| Dependents | 65 | 4 | 138 |
| Releases | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 900d ago | 84d ago | 1777d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 3m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
valence_nbt
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
na_nbt
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hematite-nbt
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| valence_nbt | na_nbt | hematite-nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 450KB | 40KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •na_nbt leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hematite-nbt has the most downloads (88.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hematite-nbt is depended on by 138 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ valence_nbt, hematite-nbt have not been updated in over a year.