Decision Workspace
wutf vs base-d vs utf8_iter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
wutf
growingv0.1.0
Tool for weird unicode characters inspection. (work in progress)
60
base-d
experimentalv3.0.33
Universal base encoder: Encode binary data to 33+ dictionaries including RFC standards, hieroglyphs, emoji, and more
58
utf8_iter
growingv1.0.4
Iterator by char over potentially-invalid UTF-8 in &[u8]
Core Metrics
| wutf | base-d | utf8_iter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 4.8K | 236.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 699 | 31.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 67 | 141 |
| Releases | 1 | 102 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2202d ago | 4d ago | 847d ago |
| Age | 6y | 4m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
wutf
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
base-d
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
utf8_iter
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wutf | base-d | utf8_iter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.0.33 | 1.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 2.0MB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base-d leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •utf8_iter has the most downloads (236.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •utf8_iter is depended on by 141 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wutf, utf8_iter have not been updated in over a year.
- •wutf is pre-1.0 — API may change.