Decision Workspace
elf2tab vs cranelift vs goblin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
elf2tab
growingv0.13.0
Compiles from ELF to TAB (a Tock Application Bundle using the Tock Binary Format)
77
cranelift
growingv0.132.0
Umbrella for commonly-used cranelift crates
74
goblin
growingv0.10.6
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
Core Metrics
| elf2tab | cranelift | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 77 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 127.0K | 1.6M | 51.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 124.0K | 4.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 847 | 3.9K |
| Releases | 13 | 234 | 65 |
| Last Updated | 354d ago | 4d ago | today |
| Age | 8y | 7y 10m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
elf2tab
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
cranelift
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
goblin
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| elf2tab | cranelift | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.0 | 0.132.0 | 0.10.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 11KB | 271KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cranelift leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •goblin has the most downloads (51.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •goblin is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.