Decision Workspace
bitter vs bitstream-io vs bitreader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
bitter
growingv0.9.0
Swiftly extracts unaligned bit-level data from a byte slice
63
bitstream-io
growingv4.9.0
Library for reading/writing un-aligned values from/to streams in big-endian and little-endian formats.
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.
Core Metrics
| bitter | bitstream-io | bitreader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 63 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 187.0K | 25.9M | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.9K | 3.1M | 232.5K |
| Dependents | 98 | 641 | 359 |
| Releases | 17 | 56 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | 182d ago | 521d ago |
| Age | 8y 2m | 9y 1m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
bitter
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
bitstream-io
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
bitreader
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| bitter | bitstream-io | bitreader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 4.9.0 | 0.3.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 65KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitstream-io leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitstream-io is depended on by 641 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitreader has not been updated in over a year.
- •bitter, bitreader are pre-1.0 — API may change.