Decision Workspace
cobsin vs fast-hex-lite vs corncobs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cobsin
experimentalv1.0.0
COBS encoding/decoding, in-place. `no_std`, zero allocations.
49
fast-hex-lite
experimentalv0.1.1
High-performance hex encoding and decoding with zero allocations, no_std support and SIMD acceleration
47
corncobs
growingv0.1.4
COBS encode/decode for Rust no_std targets
Core Metrics
| cobsin | fast-hex-lite | corncobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 102 | 71 | 413.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 11.1K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 160d ago | 142d ago | 397d ago |
| Age | 5m | 4m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cobsin
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
fast-hex-lite
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
corncobs
Maintenance
5
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 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •corncobs has the most downloads (413.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ corncobs has not been updated in over a year.
- •fast-hex-lite, corncobs are pre-1.0 — API may change.