Decision Workspace
ent-rs vs entropy vs benf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
ent-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
Entropy and randomness analysis tool for binary files (Rust port of ent.hpp)
51
entropy
growingv0.4.3
Calculates the Shannon entropy of arrays of bytes and strings
59
benf
growingv2.6.1
Benford's Law analysis CLI - convenience wrapper for lawkit benf
Core Metrics
| ent-rs | entropy | benf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 221.2K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 10.1K | 19 |
| Dependents | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 308d ago | 63d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 10m | 8y 11m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
ent-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
entropy
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
benf
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ent-rs | entropy | benf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.4.3 | 2.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 9KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •benf leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •entropy has the most downloads (221.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •entropy is depended on by 102 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ent-rs, entropy are pre-1.0 — API may change.