Decision Workspace
unin vs arbitrary-int vs bitbybit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
unin
growingv0.0.1
a (maintained) library providing integers of nonstandard widths for rust
68
arbitrary-int
stablev2.1.1
Modern and lightweight implementation of u2, u3, u4, ..., u127.
63
bitbybit
stablev2.0.0
Efficient implementation of bit-fields where several numbers are packed within a larger number and bit-enums. Useful for drivers, so it works in no_std environments
Core Metrics
| unin | arbitrary-int | bitbybit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 68 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 2.0M | 533.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 224.4K | 49.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 215 | 94 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 1469d ago | 101d ago | 101d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 3y 9m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
unin
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
arbitrary-int
Maintenance
14
Quality
22
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
bitbybit
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| unin | arbitrary-int | bitbybit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 61KB | 35KB |
| Features | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arbitrary-int leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •arbitrary-int is depended on by 215 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unin has not been updated in over a year.
- •unin is pre-1.0 — API may change.