Decision Workspace
cobsin vs fast-hex-lite vs corncobs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
cobsin
experimentalv1.0.0
COBS encoding/decoding, in-place. `no_std`, zero allocations.
51
fast-hex-lite
experimentalv0.1.1
High-performance hex encoding and decoding with zero allocations, no_std support and SIMD acceleration
48
corncobs
growingv0.1.4
COBS encode/decode for Rust no_std targets
Core Metrics
| cobsin | fast-hex-lite | corncobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 77 | 65 | 385.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 13.0K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 111d ago | 93d ago | 348d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
cobsin
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
fast-hex-lite
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
corncobs
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cobsin | fast-hex-lite | corncobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 35KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.69 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-hex-lite leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •corncobs has the most downloads (385.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fast-hex-lite, corncobs are pre-1.0 — API may change.