Decision Workspace
bitchomp vs bstr vs byteorder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
bitchomp
growingv0.3.1
A library for reading in different types from a buffer of bytes.
71
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
66
byteorder
growingv1.5.0
Library for reading/writing numbers in big-endian and little-endian.
Core Metrics
| bitchomp | bstr | byteorder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 71 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 14.9K | 269.3M | 534.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 77 | 16.5M | 33.4M |
| Dependents | 23 | 6.8K | 52.9K |
| Releases | 12 | 49 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 417d ago | 152d ago | 904d ago |
| Age | 1y 12m | 7y 5m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
bitchomp
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
byteorder
Maintenance
6
Quality
22
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitchomp | bstr | byteorder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.12.1 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 355KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.73 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •byteorder has the most downloads (534.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •byteorder is depended on by 52.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitchomp, byteorder have not been updated in over a year.
- •bitchomp is pre-1.0 — API may change.