Decision Workspace
zigzag-rs vs tiny-varint vs cobsin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
zigzag-rs
growingv0.2.1
A dependency-free ZigZag encoding/decoding library
42
tiny-varint
growingv0.2.0
A no_std compatible VarInt encoding/decoding Rust library
47
cobsin
experimentalv1.0.0
COBS encoding/decoding, in-place. `no_std`, zero allocations.
Core Metrics
| zigzag-rs | tiny-varint | cobsin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 42 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 2.3K | 44 |
| 30d Downloads | 217 | 116 | 18 |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 367d ago | 355d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 1y | 1y | 1m |
Health Breakdown
zigzag-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tiny-varint
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cobsin
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| zigzag-rs | tiny-varint | cobsin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 24KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cobsin leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zigzag-rs has the most downloads (3.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ zigzag-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •zigzag-rs, tiny-varint are pre-1.0 — API may change.