Decision Workspace
stringzz vs yara-x vs yara-forge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
stringzz
experimentalv0.3.4
A library and tool for strings and opcodes extraction from various file formats
64
yara-x
stablev1.14.0
A pure Rust implementation of YARA.
34
yara-forge
growingv0.1.0
A powerful Rust library for crafting, validating, and managing YARA rules
Core Metrics
| stringzz | yara-x | yara-forge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 64 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 85 | 239.9K | 929 |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 125.9K | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 118d ago | 21d ago | 456d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1y 11m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
stringzz
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
yara-x
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
yara-forge
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| stringzz | yara-x | yara-forge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 1.14.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 70 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 795KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yara-x leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yara-x is depended on by 104 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ yara-forge has not been updated in over a year.
- •stringzz, yara-forge are pre-1.0 — API may change.