Decision Workspace
xc2bit vs bitvec vs bitstream-io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
xc2bit
growingv0.0.4
A library for working with Xilinx Coolrunner-II bitstreams
64
bitvec
growingv1.0.1
Addresses memory by bits, for packed collections and bitfields
63
bitstream-io
growingv4.9.0
Library for reading/writing un-aligned values from/to streams in big-endian and little-endian formats.
Core Metrics
| xc2bit | bitvec | bitstream-io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 178.0M | 25.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 11.9M | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 2 | 9.2K | 641 |
| Releases | 5 | 60 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 2203d ago | 1357d ago | 182d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 7y 9m | 9y 1m |
Health Breakdown
xc2bit
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
bitvec
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitstream-io
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| xc2bit | bitvec | bitstream-io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 1.0.1 | 4.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 224KB | 65KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 55.0% | 5.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.83 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitvec leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitvec is depended on by 9.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xc2bit, bitvec have not been updated in over a year.
- •xc2bit is pre-1.0 — API may change.