Decision Workspace
endio_bit vs tiny-bitstream vs bitstream-io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
endio_bit
growingv0.2.0
Bit-level reading and writing, modeled after std::io::{BufReader, BufWriter}.
29
tiny-bitstream
growingv0.1.0
Standard implementation of a classic bitstream library
63
bitstream-io
growingv4.9.0
Library for reading/writing un-aligned values from/to streams in big-endian and little-endian formats.
Core Metrics
| endio_bit | tiny-bitstream | bitstream-io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 29 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 2.6K | 25.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 67 | 36 | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 2 | 1 | 641 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 2182d ago | 1139d ago | 182d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 3y 1m | 9y 1m |
Health Breakdown
endio_bit
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
tiny-bitstream
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
bitstream-io
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| endio_bit | tiny-bitstream | bitstream-io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 4.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | non-standard | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 12KB | 65KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.83 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitstream-io leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitstream-io is depended on by 641 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ endio_bit, tiny-bitstream have not been updated in over a year.
- •endio_bit, tiny-bitstream are pre-1.0 — API may change.