Decision Workspace
wombat vs hexyl vs dumpx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
wombat
experimentalv1.0.8
Hex file viewer
53
hexyl
growingv0.17.0
A command-line hex viewer
41
dumpx
experimentalv0.0.6
Simple and minimal command line tool to hexdump any file
Core Metrics
| wombat | hexyl | dumpx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 53 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 181 | 88.0K | 3.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 2.2K | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 19 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 41d ago | 334d ago |
| Age | 3m | 7y 4m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
wombat
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
hexyl
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
dumpx
Maintenance
13
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| wombat | hexyl | dumpx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.8 | 0.17.0 | 0.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 197KB | 195KB | 5KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wombat leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hexyl has the most downloads (88.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hexyl, dumpx are pre-1.0 — API may change.