Decision Workspace
sim86 vs iced-x86 vs x86_64-assembler
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
sim86
growingv0.1.0
An 8086/8088 emulator with full support for 16-bit x86.
61
iced-x86
growingv1.21.0
iced-x86 is a blazing fast and correct x86/x64 disassembler, assembler and instruction decoder written in Rust
59
x86_64-assembler
experimentalv0.1.1
Modern assembler for x64 and x86 instruction sets - strongly typed, object-oriented, zero-dependency core
Core Metrics
| sim86 | iced-x86 | x86_64-assembler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 2.0M | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 197.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 937 | 30 |
| Releases | 1 | 24 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1153d ago | 856d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 6y 6m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
sim86
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
iced-x86
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
x86_64-assembler
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| sim86 | iced-x86 | x86_64-assembler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.21.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 1.2MB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.57.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •iced-x86 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •iced-x86 is depended on by 937 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sim86, iced-x86 have not been updated in over a year.
- •sim86, x86_64-assembler are pre-1.0 — API may change.