Decision Workspace
array-bytes vs hex-display vs array-plus-extra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
array-bytes
growingv9.3.0
A collection of Array/Bytes/Hex utilities with full No-STD compatibility.
54
hex-display
growingv0.4.0
Display impl for byte slices which provides a hexdump
48
array-plus-extra
experimentalv0.3.0
An array type that holds N+EXTRA elements with const generic parameters, providing safe slice access to contiguous memory
Core Metrics
| array-bytes | hex-display | array-plus-extra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 54 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 13.9M | 1.1M | 101 |
| 30d Downloads | 329.7K | 21.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 2.4K | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 41 | 7 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 404d ago | 53d ago | 239d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 3y 8m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
array-bytes
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
hex-display
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
array-plus-extra
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| array-bytes | hex-display | array-plus-extra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 9.3.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 14KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 2.4% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •array-bytes leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •array-bytes is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ array-bytes has not been updated in over a year.
- •hex-display, array-plus-extra are pre-1.0 — API may change.