Decision Workspace
obfustring vs hoax vs obfustr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
obfustring
growingv0.5.0
Procedural macro that obfuscates string literals with RNG at compile time.
37
hoax
growingv1.0.0
Simple procedural macro crate that "hides" any string literal in a plain sight.
46
obfustr
growingv0.1.2
compile-time obfuscation of string literals (also byte and C strings)
Core Metrics
| obfustring | hoax | obfustr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 37 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 19.0K | 1.6K | 13.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 986 | 4 | 6.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1152d ago | 1622d ago | 512d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 4y 5m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
obfustring
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
hoax
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
obfustr
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| obfustring | hoax | obfustr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 2KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •obfustr leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •obfustring has the most downloads (19.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ obfustring, hoax, obfustr have not been updated in over a year.
- •obfustring, obfustr are pre-1.0 — API may change.