Decision Workspace
diffin vs bitcut vs dead-ringer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
diffin
growingv0.0.0
A binary diffing tool.
50
bitcut
experimentalv0.1.5
Create and apply binary patches
49
dead-ringer
experimentalv1.2.2
A terminal-based binary diff viewer with hex and ASCII representations
Core Metrics
| diffin | bitcut | dead-ringer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 1.6K | 32 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2274d ago | 72d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 9m | 27d |
Health Breakdown
diffin
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
bitcut
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dead-ringer
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| diffin | bitcut | dead-ringer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.1.5 | 1.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 14KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitcut leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •diffin has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ diffin has not been updated in over a year.
- •diffin, bitcut are pre-1.0 — API may change.