Decision Workspace
hex-display vs array-bytes vs array-plus-extra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
hex-display
growingv0.3.0
Display impl for byte slices which provides a hexdump
60
array-bytes
growingv9.3.0
A collection of Array/Bytes/Hex utilities with full No-STD compatibility.
51
array-plus-extra
experimentalv0.3.0
An array type that holds N+EXTRA elements with const generic parameters, providing safe slice access to contiguous memory
Core Metrics
| hex-display | array-bytes | array-plus-extra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 60 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 987.7K | 12.0M | 94 |
| 30d Downloads | 27.9K | 634.7K | 5 |
| Dependents | 1 | 2.2K | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 41 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1150d ago | 296d ago | 131d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 5y 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
hex-display
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
array-bytes
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
array-plus-extra
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hex-display | array-bytes | array-plus-extra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 9.3.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 40KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •array-bytes leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •array-bytes is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hex-display has not been updated in over a year.
- •hex-display, array-plus-extra are pre-1.0 — API may change.