Decision Workspace
bitlist vs bitvec vs fixedbitset
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
bitlist
experimentalv0.0.2
Word-sized bit list implementation with bigint functionality
64
bitvec
growingv1.0.1
Addresses memory by bits, for packed collections and bitfields
59
fixedbitset
growingv0.5.7
FixedBitSet is a simple bitset collection
Core Metrics
| bitlist | bitvec | fixedbitset | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 64 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 25 | 204.3M | 364.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.6M | 30.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.9K | 2.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 60 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 1416d ago | 771d ago |
| Age | 5d | 7y 11m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
bitlist
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
bitvec
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
fixedbitset
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitlist | bitvec | fixedbitset | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 1.0.1 | 0.5.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 224KB | 27KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 55.0% | 10.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitvec leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fixedbitset has the most downloads (364.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bitvec is depended on by 9.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitvec, fixedbitset have not been updated in over a year.
- •bitlist, fixedbitset are pre-1.0 — API may change.