Decision Workspace
hexplay vs hex_fmt vs blockscout-display-bytes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
hexplay
growingv0.3.0
Format u8 slices like an hex editor
55
hex_fmt
growingv0.3.0
Formatting and shortening byte slices as hexadecimal strings
49
blockscout-display-bytes
growingv1.1.0
Wrapper type around Bytes to deserialize/serialize "0x" prefixed hex strings.
Core Metrics
| hexplay | hex_fmt | blockscout-display-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 55 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 151.0K | 11.0M | 21.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.7K | 726.5K | 592 |
| Dependents | 82 | 1.6K | 2 |
| Releases | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1059d ago | 2647d ago | 637d ago |
| Age | 9y | 7y 5m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
hexplay
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
hex_fmt
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
blockscout-display-bytes
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hexplay | hex_fmt | blockscout-display-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 8KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex_fmt leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex_fmt is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hexplay, hex_fmt, blockscout-display-bytes have not been updated in over a year.
- •hexplay, hex_fmt are pre-1.0 — API may change.