Decision Workspace
linkstore vs goblin vs dz6
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
linkstore
growingv1.0.2
Library for embedding, manipulating and retrieving data embedded in binaries using linker sections
71
goblin
growingv0.10.5
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
49
dz6
experimentalv0.5.1
A vim-inspired, TUI-based hexadecimal editor
Core Metrics
| linkstore | goblin | dz6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 71 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 43.6M | 560 |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 4.1M | 44 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.6K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 64 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1226d ago | 43d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 9y 10m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
linkstore
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
goblin
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
dz6
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| linkstore | goblin | dz6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.10.5 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 258KB | 93KB |
| Features | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •goblin leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •goblin is depended on by 3.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linkstore has not been updated in over a year.
- •goblin, dz6 are pre-1.0 — API may change.