Decision Workspace
rune-hex vs prefix-hex vs fast-hex-lite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rune-hex
experimentalv0.1.0
Hex encoding and decoding for byte slices and files — lowercase, uppercase, and streaming output
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
Core Metrics
| rune-hex | prefix-hex | fast-hex-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 12 | 344.3K | 65 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 79 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 1041d ago | 93d ago |
| Age | 23d | 4y 2m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
rune-hex
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
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
Technical Details
| rune-hex | prefix-hex | fast-hex-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 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 has not been updated in over a year.