Decision Workspace
hex-conservative vs base16ct vs prefix-hex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
hex-conservative
stablev1.0.1
A hex encoding and decoding crate with a conservative MSRV and dependency policy.
69
base16ct
growingv1.0.0
Pure Rust implementation of Base16 a.k.a hexadecimal (RFC 4648) which avoids any usages of data-dependent branches/LUTs and thereby provides portable "best effort" constant-time operation and embedded-friendly no_std support
53
prefix-hex
growingv0.7.1
Encoding and decoding of hex strings with a 0x prefix.
Core Metrics
| hex-conservative | base16ct | prefix-hex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 69 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 20.3M | 129.2M | 333.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2M | 12.2M | 12.0K |
| Dependents | 442 | 1.4K | 79 |
| Releases | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 83d ago | 982d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 4y 2m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
hex-conservative
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
base16ct
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
prefix-hex
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hex-conservative | base16ct | prefix-hex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 11KB | 8KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63.0 | 1.85 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex-conservative leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base16ct has the most downloads (129.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base16ct is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ prefix-hex has not been updated in over a year.
- •prefix-hex is pre-1.0 — API may change.