Decision Workspace
arrow-data vs arrow-schema vs datafusion-common
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
78
arrow-data
stablev58.1.0
Array data abstractions for Apache Arrow
78
arrow-schema
stablev58.1.0
Defines the logical types for arrow arrays
76
datafusion-common
stablev53.0.0
Common functionality for DataFusion query engine
Core Metrics
| arrow-data | arrow-schema | datafusion-common | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 57.7M | 57.8M | 17.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.0M | 6.1M | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 2.0K | 6.8K | 2.2K |
| Releases | 57 | 57 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 3d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 3y 5m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
arrow-data
Maintenance
22
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
arrow-schema
Maintenance
22
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
datafusion-common
Maintenance
22
Quality
18
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| arrow-data | arrow-schema | datafusion-common | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 58.1.0 | 58.1.0 | 53.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 86KB | 278KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 6 | 5 | 7 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arrow-data leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •arrow-schema has the most downloads (57.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •arrow-schema is depended on by 6.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.