Decision Workspace
rhexdump vs hexxdump vs kex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rhexdump
growingv0.2.0
A hexdump library to display binary blobs.
49
hexxdump
growingv1.1.1
A simple, configurable tool for generating hex dumps
47
kex
growingv0.2.6
Console application for streamed hex dumping
Core Metrics
| rhexdump | hexxdump | kex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 145.5K | 5.9K | 22.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.2K | 39 | 68 |
| Dependents | 40 | 0 | 5 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 955d ago | 376d ago | 1000d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 3y 3m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rhexdump
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
hexxdump
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
kex
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rhexdump | hexxdump | kex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.1 | 0.2.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 7KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hexxdump leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rhexdump has the most downloads (145.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rhexdump, hexxdump, kex have not been updated in over a year.
- •rhexdump, kex are pre-1.0 — API may change.