Decision Workspace
bex-rs vs bitruler vs dead-ringer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
bex-rs
growingv0.1.1
A simple hex-to-bin/bin-to-hex converter
49
bitruler
experimentalv1.2.0
A command-line utility for visualizing, decoding, and inspecting binary data and bit fields.
47
dead-ringer
experimentalv1.2.2
A terminal-based binary diff viewer with hex and ASCII representations
Core Metrics
| bex-rs | bitruler | dead-ringer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 75 | 42 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 591d ago | 7d ago | 85d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 13d | 2m |
Health Breakdown
bex-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bitruler
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
dead-ringer
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bex-rs | bitruler | dead-ringer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 17KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitruler leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bex-rs has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bex-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •bex-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.