Decision Workspace
futures-byteorder vs bitendian vs ntex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
futures-byteorder
experimentalv1.0.1
A modern async byteorder library for the smol/futures-lite ecosystem
43
bitendian
growingv0.2.0
Ergonomic library for reading/writing numbers in big-endian and little-endian with async support.
80
ntex
stablev3.7.0
Framework for composable network services
Core Metrics
| futures-byteorder | bitendian | ntex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 43 | 80 |
| Total Downloads | 100 | 2.9K | 888.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 33 | 5 | 21.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.9K |
| Releases | 7 | 2 | 229 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 872d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 4m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
futures-byteorder
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
bitendian
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ntex
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| futures-byteorder | bitendian | ntex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.2.0 | 3.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 48 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 6KB | 245KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ntex has the highest health score (80/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •ntex is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitendian has not been updated in over a year.
- •bitendian is pre-1.0 — API may change.