Decision Workspace
fourleaf vs oxicode vs binrw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
fourleaf
growingv0.1.1
A simple, tag-based binary serialisation format.
51
oxicode
experimentalv0.2.1
A modern binary serialization library - successor to bincode
72
binrw
growingv0.15.1
A Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
Core Metrics
| fourleaf | oxicode | binrw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 51 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 64.7K | 7.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 54 | 44.7K | 660.7K |
| Dependents | 13 | 282 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 3316d ago | 11d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 2m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
fourleaf
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
oxicode
Maintenance
12
Quality
8
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
binrw
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fourleaf | oxicode | binrw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.1 | 0.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 3.0MB | 94KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binrw leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binrw is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fourleaf has not been updated in over a year.