Decision Workspace
hexutil vs data-encoding-macro vs byte-wrapper
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
hexutil
growingv0.1.0
A macro to implement common traits to work with hexadecimal values
63
data-encoding-macro
growingv0.1.19
Macros for data-encoding
52
byte-wrapper
experimentalv0.1.0
Newtype wrappers for hex byte arrays and base64 vectors, with serde and schemars support.
Core Metrics
| hexutil | data-encoding-macro | byte-wrapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 63 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 29.8M | 2.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 98 | 1.9M | 2.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2156d ago | 76d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 8y 4m | 23d |
Health Breakdown
hexutil
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
data-encoding-macro
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
byte-wrapper
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hexutil | data-encoding-macro | byte-wrapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.19 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 4KB | 27KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.48 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •data-encoding-macro leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •data-encoding-macro is depended on by 442 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hexutil has not been updated in over a year.