Decision Workspace
prefix-hex vs fast-hex-lite vs plantuml_encoding
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
prefix-hex
growingv0.7.1
Encoding and decoding of hex strings with a 0x prefix.
51
fast-hex-lite
experimentalv0.1.1
High-performance hex encoding and decoding with zero allocations, no_std support and SIMD acceleration
50
plantuml_encoding
growingv2.0.3
Encoding and decoding text plantuml diagrams to facilitate communication of them through URL.
Core Metrics
| prefix-hex | fast-hex-lite | plantuml_encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 333.1K | 34 | 13.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.0K | 10 | 125 |
| Dependents | 79 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 982d ago | 34d ago | 1365d ago |
| Age | 4y | 1m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
prefix-hex
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
fast-hex-lite
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
plantuml_encoding
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| prefix-hex | fast-hex-lite | plantuml_encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.1.1 | 2.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 35KB | 13KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •prefix-hex leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ prefix-hex, plantuml_encoding have not been updated in over a year.
- •prefix-hex, fast-hex-lite are pre-1.0 — API may change.