Decision Workspace
hivex vs nt-hive vs regf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
hivex
growingv0.2.1
(Hopefully) idiomatic bindings to the Hivex library
51
nt-hive
growingv0.3.0
Access keys, values, and data stored in Windows hive (registry) files
40
regf
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust library for parsing, manipulating, and writing Windows Registry hive files (regf format)
Core Metrics
| hivex | nt-hive | regf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 51 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 15.7K | 436 |
| 30d Downloads | 79 | 345 | 69 |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 430d ago | 119d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 5y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
hivex
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
nt-hive
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
regf
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hivex | nt-hive | regf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | EUPL-1.2 | GPL-2.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 54KB | 64KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nt-hive leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ nt-hive has not been updated in over a year.