Decision Workspace
bininfo vs binrw vs goblin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
bininfo
growingv0.4.3
Provides file information for PE and ELF files
72
binrw
growingv0.15.1
A Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
71
goblin
growingv0.10.5
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
Core Metrics
| bininfo | binrw | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 7.2M | 43.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 691.8K | 4.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.6K | 3.6K |
| Releases | 3 | 35 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 511d ago | 24d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 5y 6m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
bininfo
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
binrw
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
goblin
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bininfo | binrw | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 0.15.1 | 0.10.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 94KB | 258KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binrw leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •goblin has the most downloads (43.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •goblin is depended on by 3.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bininfo has not been updated in over a year.