Decision Workspace
hex-simd vs fast-hex-lite vs faster-hex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
hex-simd
growingv0.8.0
SIMD-accelerated hex encoding and decoding
51
fast-hex-lite
experimentalv0.1.1
High-performance hex encoding and decoding with zero allocations, no_std support and SIMD acceleration
48
faster-hex
growingv0.10.0
Fast hex encoding.
Core Metrics
| hex-simd | fast-hex-lite | faster-hex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 925.4K | 34 | 34.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 324.6K | 10 | 3.3M |
| Dependents | 232 | 0 | 2.4K |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1186d ago | 34d ago | 559d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 1m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
hex-simd
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
fast-hex-lite
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
faster-hex
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| hex-simd | fast-hex-lite | faster-hex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 35KB | 13KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 22.2% | 0.0% | 13.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-hex-lite leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •faster-hex has the most downloads (34.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •faster-hex is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hex-simd, faster-hex have not been updated in over a year.