Decision Workspace
hoax vs obfustring vs indoc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
hoax
growingv1.0.0
Simple procedural macro crate that "hides" any string literal in a plain sight.
34
obfustring
growingv0.5.0
Procedural macro that obfuscates string literals with RNG at compile time.
68
indoc
growingv2.0.7
Indented document literals
Core Metrics
| hoax | obfustring | indoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 34 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 19.0K | 212.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 1.0K | 15.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 23.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Last Updated | 1622d ago | 1152d ago | 157d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 3y 1m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
hoax
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
obfustring
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
indoc
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hoax | obfustring | indoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.5.0 | 2.0.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 5KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •indoc leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •indoc is depended on by 23.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hoax, obfustring have not been updated in over a year.
- •obfustring is pre-1.0 — API may change.