Decision Workspace
capstone vs capstone-sys vs ilhook
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
capstone
growingv0.14.0
High level bindings to capstone disassembly engine (https://www.capstone-engine.org/)
52
capstone-sys
growingv0.18.0
System bindings to the capstone disassembly library
49
ilhook
growingv2.3.0
A library that provides methods to inline hook binary codes in x86 and x86_64 architecture
Core Metrics
| capstone | capstone-sys | ilhook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 52 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1M | 4.2M | 31.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 204.6K | 205.0K | 582 |
| Dependents | 895 | 42 | 2 |
| Releases | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 82d ago | 82d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 10y 12m | 9y 4m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
capstone
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
capstone-sys
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
ilhook
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| capstone | capstone-sys | ilhook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.0 | 0.18.0 | 2.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 114KB | 6.8MB | 21KB |
| Features | 24 | 23 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.0% | 14.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •capstone leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •capstone-sys has the most downloads (4.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •capstone is depended on by 895 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •capstone, capstone-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.