Decision Workspace
easy-hex vs hex-wrapper vs hex-buffer-serde
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
easy-hex
growingv1.0.0
An easy to use Hex string formatting wrapper
55
hex-wrapper
growingv1.5.3
Wrappers of the convertion between numbers and hex strings
52
hex-buffer-serde
growingv0.4.0
Helper for serializing byte buffers as hex strings in `serde`
Core Metrics
| easy-hex | hex-wrapper | hex-buffer-serde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 55 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 38.6K | 18.6K | 328.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 27 | 16.1K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 153 |
| Releases | 4 | 16 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 843d ago | 190d ago | 1242d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 4y 6m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
easy-hex
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
hex-wrapper
Maintenance
10
Quality
22
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
hex-buffer-serde
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| easy-hex | hex-wrapper | hex-buffer-serde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.5.3 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 11KB | 17KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.57 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex-wrapper leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex-buffer-serde has the most downloads (328.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hex-buffer-serde is depended on by 153 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ easy-hex, hex-buffer-serde have not been updated in over a year.
- •hex-buffer-serde is pre-1.0 — API may change.