Decision Workspace
arrow-cast vs arrow-schema vs arrow-data
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
74
arrow-cast
stablev58.3.0
Cast kernel and utilities for Apache Arrow
77
arrow-schema
stablev58.3.0
Defines the logical types for arrow arrays
77
arrow-data
stablev58.3.0
Array data abstractions for Apache Arrow
Core Metrics
| arrow-cast | arrow-schema | arrow-data | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 74 | 77 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 66.7M | 67.8M | 67.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.1M | 5.3M | 5.3M |
| Dependents | 1.7K | 7.8K | 2.1K |
| Releases | 58 | 61 | 61 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 14d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 3y 7m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
arrow-cast
Maintenance
21
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
arrow-schema
Maintenance
21
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
arrow-data
Maintenance
21
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| arrow-cast | arrow-schema | arrow-data | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 58.3.0 | 58.3.0 | 58.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 129KB | 86KB | 62KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arrow-schema leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •arrow-schema is depended on by 7.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.