Decision Workspace
binstring vs bytestring vs bytesstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
binstring
growingv0.1.7
Store binary data as a string
74
bytestring
stablev1.5.1
A UTF-8 encoded read-only string using `Bytes` as storage
54
bytesstr
growingv1.0.2
An immutable reference-counted UTF8 String
Core Metrics
| binstring | bytestring | bytesstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 74 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M | 67.3M | 95.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 245.8K | 3.4M | 5.1K |
| Dependents | 29 | 1.2K | 78 |
| Releases | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 375d ago | 25d ago | 1828d ago |
| Age | 3y 12m | 6y 5m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
binstring
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
bytestring
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
bytesstr
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| binstring | bytestring | bytesstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 1.5.1 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 11KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bytestring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bytestring is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ binstring, bytesstr have not been updated in over a year.
- •binstring is pre-1.0 — API may change.