Decision Workspace
varmint vs varing vs integer-encoding
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
varmint
growingv0.1.3
A Rust implementation of the varint codec as used in Google's Protocol Buffers
63
varing
experimentalv0.13.0
Protobuf's varint encoding/decoding for LEB128 friendly types with full const context operations supports.
60
integer-encoding
growingv4.1.0
varint+zigzag and fixedint integer encoding/decoding (https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/encoding)
Core Metrics
| varmint | varing | integer-encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 20.2K | 15.0K | 76.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 180 | 2.0K | 5.2M |
| Dependents | 27 | 23 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 4 | 16 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 2889d ago | 3d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 12m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
varmint
Maintenance
2
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
varing
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
integer-encoding
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| varmint | varing | integer-encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.13.0 | 4.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 68KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •varing leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •integer-encoding has the most downloads (76.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •integer-encoding is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ varmint has not been updated in over a year.
- •varmint, varing are pre-1.0 — API may change.