Decision Workspace
z-base-32 vs base32 vs binarytext
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
z-base-32
growingv0.1.4
z-base-32: human-oriented base-32 encoding
49
base32
growingv0.5.1
Base32 encoder/decoder for Rust
44
binarytext
experimentalv0.1.2
Binary-to-text encoders / decoders
Core Metrics
| z-base-32 | base32 | binarytext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 96.5K | 19.1M | 43 |
| 30d Downloads | 16.0K | 1.8M | 30 |
| Dependents | 43 | 2.8K | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 759d ago | 617d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 11y 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
z-base-32
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
base32
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
binarytext
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| z-base-32 | base32 | binarytext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.5.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 9KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base32 leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base32 is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ z-base-32, base32 have not been updated in over a year.