Decision Workspace
petra vs binrw vs bincode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
petra
growingv0.2.0
Simple binary format with support for flexible containers
67
binrw
growingv0.15.1
A Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
66
bincode
growingv3.0.0
A binary serialization / deserialization strategy for transforming structs into bytes and vice versa!
Core Metrics
| petra | binrw | bincode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 10.4M | 272.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 620.6K | 11.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.9K | 89.8K |
| Releases | 10 | 35 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 176d ago | 132d ago | 209d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 5y 10m | 11y 7m |
Health Breakdown
petra
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
binrw
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bincode
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| petra | binrw | bincode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.15.1 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 94KB | 4KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 2.9% | 12.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binrw leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bincode has the most downloads (272.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bincode is depended on by 89.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •petra, binrw are pre-1.0 — API may change.