Decision Workspace
delta-encoding vs codicon vs lodepng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
delta-encoding
growingv0.4.10
A library to encode and decode a delta-encoded stream of numbers
51
codicon
growingv3.0.0
Traits for encoding and decoding
74
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
Core Metrics
| delta-encoding | codicon | lodepng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 51 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 159.0K | 917.8K | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 18.7K | 40.2K | 135.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 64 | 482 |
| Releases | 14 | 5 | 110 |
| Last Updated | 137d ago | 2027d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 7y 5m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
delta-encoding
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
codicon
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
lodepng
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| delta-encoding | codicon | lodepng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.10 | 3.0.0 | 3.12.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 7KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | — | 1.72 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lodepng is depended on by 482 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ codicon has not been updated in over a year.
- •delta-encoding is pre-1.0 — API may change.