Decision Workspace
bitgrep vs yara-x vs malwaredb-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
bitgrep
growingv0.1.5
Binary grep for numerical data types
65
yara-x
stablev1.16.0
A pure Rust implementation of YARA.
64
malwaredb-types
growingv0.3.4
Data types and parsers for MalwareDB.
Core Metrics
| bitgrep | yara-x | malwaredb-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 7.5K | 329.2K | 26.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 61.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 117 | 101 |
| Releases | 6 | 38 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 887d ago | 19d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 2y 1m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
bitgrep
Maintenance
5
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
yara-x
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
malwaredb-types
Maintenance
21
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bitgrep | yara-x | malwaredb-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 1.16.0 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 73 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 844KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 33 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 83.3% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91.0 | 1.93.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yara-x leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yara-x is depended on by 117 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitgrep has not been updated in over a year.
- •bitgrep, malwaredb-types are pre-1.0 — API may change.