Decision Workspace
faster-hex vs faster-hex-thiserror vs array-bytes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
faster-hex
growingv0.10.0
Fast hex encoding.
43
faster-hex-thiserror
experimentalv0.10.1
Fast hex encoding.
60
array-bytes
growingv9.3.0
A collection of Array/Bytes/Hex utilities with full No-STD compatibility.
Core Metrics
| faster-hex | faster-hex-thiserror | array-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 43 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 34.7M | 75 | 12.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3M | 50 | 634.7K |
| Dependents | 2.4K | 1 | 2.2K |
| Releases | 15 | 1 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 559d ago | 35d ago | 296d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 1m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
faster-hex
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
faster-hex-thiserror
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
11
array-bytes
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| faster-hex | faster-hex-thiserror | array-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 0.10.1 | 9.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0/GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 23KB | 40KB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 13.3% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61.0 | — |
| Owners | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •array-bytes leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •faster-hex has the most downloads (34.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •faster-hex is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ faster-hex has not been updated in over a year.
- •faster-hex, faster-hex-thiserror are pre-1.0 — API may change.