Decision Workspace
bitfrob vs bitreader vs bitman
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
bitfrob
growingv1.3.2
A sibling crate for `bytemuck`, this is where forbid(unsafe_code) utilities live.
51
bitreader
growingv0.3.11
BitReader helps reading individual bits from a slice of bytes. You can read "unusual" numbers of bits from the byte slice, for example 13 bits at once. The reader internally keeps track of position within the buffer.
48
bitman
growingv2.0.1
An easy to use bit manipulation library for Rust
Core Metrics
| bitfrob | bitreader | bitman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 53.9K | 2.7M | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 348.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 45 | 368 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 14 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 652d ago | 580d ago | 1012d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 9y 9m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
bitfrob
Maintenance
6
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
bitreader
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
bitman
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitfrob | bitreader | bitman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.2 | 0.3.11 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 12KB | 97KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.61 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitfrob leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitreader has the most downloads (2.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bitreader is depended on by 368 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitfrob, bitreader, bitman have not been updated in over a year.
- •bitreader is pre-1.0 — API may change.