Decision Workspace
cnk vs infotheory vs entropy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
cnk
experimentalv0.2.0
ID set compression with auto codec selection
56
infotheory
experimentalv1.1.1
The algorithmic information theory library.
49
entropy
growingv0.4.3
Calculates the Shannon entropy of arrays of bytes and strings
Core Metrics
| cnk | infotheory | entropy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 511 | 422 | 249.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 18.6K |
| Dependents | 31 | 2 | 104 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 42d ago | 58d ago | 122d ago |
| Age | 4m | 3m | 9y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cnk
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
infotheory
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
entropy
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cnk | infotheory | entropy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.1 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | ISC OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 403KB | 9KB |
| Features | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •infotheory leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •entropy has the most downloads (249.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •entropy is depended on by 104 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cnk, entropy are pre-1.0 — API may change.