Decision Workspace
binaryRW vs binary-stream vs binary_rw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
26
binaryRW
growingv0.0.1
A binary reader/writer library for rust
51
binary-stream
growingv10.0.0
Binary stream reader and writer
50
binary_rw
growingv4.1.0
A binary reader/writer library for rust
Core Metrics
| binaryRW | binary-stream | binary_rw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 26 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 478.2K | 45.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 45.6K | 157 |
| Dependents | 0 | 276 | 24 |
| Releases | 1 | 28 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 2657d ago | 434d ago | 656d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 3y 8m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
binaryRW
Maintenance
1
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
binary-stream
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
binary_rw
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| binaryRW | binary-stream | binary_rw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 10.0.0 | 4.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 13KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 14.3% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binary-stream leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binary-stream is depended on by 276 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ binaryRW, binary-stream, binary_rw have not been updated in over a year.
- •binaryRW is pre-1.0 — API may change.