Decision Workspace
hd vs const-hex vs wombat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
hd
growingv0.1.0
Hex Display: A modern `xxd` alternative.
74
const-hex
stablev1.18.1
Fast byte array to hex string conversion
55
wombat
experimentalv1.0.8
Hex file viewer
Core Metrics
| hd | const-hex | wombat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 74 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 30.2M | 181 |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 3.1M | 25 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.0K | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 32 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 468d ago | 25d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 2y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
hd
Maintenance
2
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
const-hex
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wombat
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hd | const-hex | wombat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.18.1 | 1.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 469KB | 35KB | 197KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.73.0 | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •const-hex leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •const-hex is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hd has not been updated in over a year.
- •hd is pre-1.0 — API may change.