Decision Workspace
hex-buffer-serde vs byte-wrapper vs stdto_core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
hex-buffer-serde
growingv0.4.0
Helper for serializing byte buffers as hex strings in `serde`
52
byte-wrapper
experimentalv0.1.0
Newtype wrappers for hex byte arrays and base64 vectors, with serde and schemars support.
46
stdto_core
growingv0.14.0
Stdto provides a set of functional traits for conversion between various data representations.
Core Metrics
| hex-buffer-serde | byte-wrapper | stdto_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 328.8K | 2.7K | 17.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.8K | 2.7K | 37 |
| Dependents | 153 | 0 | 14 |
| Releases | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1242d ago | 23d ago | 1122d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 23d | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
hex-buffer-serde
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
byte-wrapper
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
stdto_core
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hex-buffer-serde | byte-wrapper | stdto_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 27KB | 8KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.57 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex-buffer-serde leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex-buffer-serde is depended on by 153 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hex-buffer-serde, stdto_core have not been updated in over a year.