Decision Workspace
bitreader vs bitter vs bitfrob
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
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.
59
bitter
growingv0.9.0
Swiftly extracts unaligned bit-level data from a byte slice
54
bitfrob
growingv1.3.2
A sibling crate for `bytemuck`, this is where forbid(unsafe_code) utilities live.
Core Metrics
| bitreader | bitter | bitfrob | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 59 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M | 187.0K | 52.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 232.5K | 6.9K | 892 |
| Dependents | 359 | 98 | 45 |
| Releases | 14 | 17 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 521d ago | 46d ago | 593d ago |
| Age | 9y 7m | 8y 2m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
bitreader
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
bitter
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
bitfrob
Maintenance
6
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bitreader | bitter | bitfrob | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.11 | 0.9.0 | 1.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 21KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitter leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitreader has the most downloads (2.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bitreader is depended on by 359 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitreader, bitfrob have not been updated in over a year.
- •bitreader, bitter are pre-1.0 — API may change.