Decision Workspace
elfsign vs goblin vs gimli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
elfsign
growingv0.0.2
Tools for signing elf binaries
71
goblin
growingv0.10.5
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
70
gimli
growingv0.33.0
A library for reading and writing the DWARF debugging format.
Core Metrics
| elfsign | goblin | gimli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 43.6M | 394.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 4.2M | 25.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.6K | 3.1K |
| Releases | 2 | 64 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 1165d ago | 43d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 9y 10m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
elfsign
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
goblin
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gimli
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| elfsign | goblin | gimli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.10.5 | 0.33.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 258KB | 330KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •goblin leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gimli has the most downloads (394.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •goblin is depended on by 3.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ elfsign has not been updated in over a year.