Decision Workspace
hex-buffer-serde vs use-hex vs byte-wrapper
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
hex-buffer-serde
growingv0.4.0
Helper for serializing byte buffers as hex strings in `serde`
50
use-hex
experimentalv0.1.0
Hexadecimal formatting and decoding helpers for RustUse
49
byte-wrapper
experimentalv0.1.0
Newtype wrappers for hex byte arrays and base64 vectors, with serde and schemars support.
Core Metrics
| hex-buffer-serde | use-hex | byte-wrapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 366.2K | 16 | 20.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.3K | 0 | 9.6K |
| Dependents | 153 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1301d ago | 9d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 9d | 2m |
Health Breakdown
hex-buffer-serde
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
use-hex
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
byte-wrapper
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hex-buffer-serde | use-hex | byte-wrapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 3KB | 27KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.57 | 1.95.0 | 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 has not been updated in over a year.