Decision Workspace
bitpacking vs bitpacking-plus vs vb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
bitpacking
growingv0.9.3
Fast integer compression/decompression via SIMD bit-packing. Port of simdcomp to rust.
36
bitpacking-plus
growingv0.2.0
Wrappers of bitpacking with extra pack formats
55
vb
growingv0.2.7
The fastest VByte/Varint encoding library in Rust / Rust 生态最快的变长字节编码库
Core Metrics
| bitpacking | bitpacking-plus | vb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 36 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 15.5M | 2.8K | 14.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2M | 4 | 365 |
| Dependents | 208 | 0 | 211 |
| Releases | 17 | 2 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 78d ago | 957d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 8y | 2y 7m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
bitpacking
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
bitpacking-plus
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vb
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| bitpacking | bitpacking-plus | vb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.3 | 0.2.0 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MulanPSL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 5KB | 34KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 11.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vb leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitpacking has the most downloads (15.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vb is depended on by 211 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitpacking-plus has not been updated in over a year.