Decision Workspace
qos_hex vs hex-conservative vs qos_json
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
qos_hex
experimentalv0.8.0
Utilities for encoding and decoding hex strings
71
hex-conservative
stablev1.1.0
A hex encoding and decoding crate with a conservative MSRV and dependency policy.
54
qos_json
experimentalv0.8.0
Canonical JSON encoding for deterministic JSON
Core Metrics
| qos_hex | hex-conservative | qos_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 71 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 47.8K | 25.3M | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 21.4K | 2.6M | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 21 | 485 | 3 |
| Releases | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 17d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 2m | 3y | 6d |
Health Breakdown
qos_hex
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
hex-conservative
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
qos_json
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| qos_hex | hex-conservative | qos_json | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | CC0-1.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 36KB | 10KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | 1.74.0 | 1.94 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex-conservative leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex-conservative is depended on by 485 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •qos_hex, qos_json are pre-1.0 — API may change.