Decision Workspace
steg86 vs lupin vs zimhide
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
steg86
growingv0.2.1
A tool for hiding messages in x86(_64) binaries
55
lupin
growingv1.1.0
A blazing-fast, lightweight steganography tool for concealing secret data within normal files.
47
zimhide
experimentalv0.2.2
Zim Steganography Toolkit - WAV steganography CLI for embedding and extracting encrypted text/audio
Core Metrics
| steg86 | lupin | zimhide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 55 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9K | 1.0K | 66 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1074d ago | 2d ago | 159d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 9m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
steg86
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
lupin
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
zimhide
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| steg86 | lupin | zimhide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 34KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lupin leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •steg86 has the most downloads (9.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ steg86 has not been updated in over a year.
- •steg86, zimhide are pre-1.0 — API may change.