Decision Workspace
simple_elf vs elf vs hexspell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
simple_elf
growingv0.1.1
simple parser for amd64 elf files
60
elf
growingv0.8.0
A pure-rust library for parsing ELF files
58
hexspell
stablev1.0.0
Dependency-free Rust library for parsing and patching PE, ELF, and Mach-O executables with a 1:1 on-disk API
Core Metrics
| simple_elf | elf | hexspell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 8.9M | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 489.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 26 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 619d ago | 426d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 11y 5m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
simple_elf
Maintenance
5
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
elf
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hexspell
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| simple_elf | elf | hexspell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.8.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0-only | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 97KB | 95KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81.0 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •elf leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •elf is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simple_elf, elf have not been updated in over a year.
- •simple_elf, elf are pre-1.0 — API may change.