Decision Workspace
oletools_rs vs ovba vs excelize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
oletools_rs
experimentalv0.1.0
Rust port of oletools — analysis tools for Microsoft Office files (VBA macros, DDE, OLE objects, RTF exploits)
41
ovba
growingv0.7.1
An Office VBA project parser written in 100% safe Rust.
40
excelize
growingv0.0.1
Rust language library for reading and writing Microsoft Excel™ (XLAM / XLSM / XLSX / XLTM / XLTX) spreadsheets
Core Metrics
| oletools_rs | ovba | excelize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 41 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 10.1K | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 260 | 32 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 460d ago | 643d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 3m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
oletools_rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
ovba
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
excelize
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| oletools_rs | ovba | excelize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 73KB | 15KB | 62KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oletools_rs leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ovba has the most downloads (10.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ovba, excelize have not been updated in over a year.