Decision Workspace
to-binary vs pretty-hex vs binstring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
to-binary
growingv0.4.0
Converts From Hex, UTF-8, Vector of Bytes, or a Byte Slice to a Binary String And Implements Many Useful Functions For Binary Strings
63
pretty-hex
growingv0.4.2
Pretty hex dump of bytes slice in the common style.
52
binstring
growingv0.1.7
Store binary data as a string
Core Metrics
| to-binary | pretty-hex | binstring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 63 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 38.5K | 24.1M | 4.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0M | 131.8K |
| Dependents | 2 | 1.8K | 30 |
| Releases | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 2010d ago | 120d ago | 424d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 8y 4m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
to-binary
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
pretty-hex
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
binstring
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| to-binary | pretty-hex | binstring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.2 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 7KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pretty-hex leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pretty-hex is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ to-binary, binstring have not been updated in over a year.