Decision Workspace
recode vs recode-derive vs binrw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
recode
growingv0.4.1
Reusable encoding/decoding constructs for Rust
40
recode-derive
growingv0.4.1
`recode` macros. Not intended to be used directly
72
binrw
growingv0.15.1
A Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
Core Metrics
| recode | recode-derive | binrw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 40 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 11.5K | 12.0K | 7.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 47 | 65 | 691.8K |
| Dependents | 2 | 18 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 976d ago | 976d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 9m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
recode
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
recode-derive
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
binrw
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| recode | recode-derive | binrw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.4.1 | 0.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 5KB | 94KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binrw leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binrw is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ recode, recode-derive have not been updated in over a year.