Decision Workspace
simple-16 vs binrw vs goblin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
simple-16
growingv0.2.0
Simple-16 Integer Compression
72
binrw
growingv0.15.1
A Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
71
goblin
growingv0.10.5
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
Core Metrics
| simple-16 | binrw | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 42.6K | 7.2M | 43.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 154 | 660.7K | 4.1M |
| Dependents | 5 | 1.6K | 3.6K |
| Releases | 3 | 35 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 2091d ago | 24d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 5y 6m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
simple-16
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
binrw
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
goblin
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| simple-16 | binrw | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.15.1 | 0.10.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 94KB | 258KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binrw leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •goblin has the most downloads (43.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •goblin is depended on by 3.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simple-16 has not been updated in over a year.