Decision Workspace
inspector-gadget vs xgadget vs usb-gadget
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
inspector-gadget
growingv0.3.0
A cli-based, multi-architecture gadget-finding tool, designed for fast operation, even with large binaries like browser engines and OS kernels.
39
xgadget
growingv0.11.1
Fast, parallel, cross-variant ROP/JOP gadget search for x86/x64 binaries.
60
usb-gadget
stablev1.1.1
Expose standard or fully custom USB peripherals (gadgets) through a USB device controller (UDC) on Linux.
Core Metrics
| inspector-gadget | xgadget | usb-gadget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 39 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 20.2K | 34.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 37 | 2.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Releases | 1 | 16 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 696d ago | 854d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 5y 9m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
inspector-gadget
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
xgadget
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
usb-gadget
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| inspector-gadget | xgadget | usb-gadget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.11.1 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 27 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 66KB | 115KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •usb-gadget leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ inspector-gadget, xgadget have not been updated in over a year.
- •inspector-gadget, xgadget are pre-1.0 — API may change.