Decision Workspace
entropy vs infotheory vs ent-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
entropy
growingv0.4.3
Calculates the Shannon entropy of arrays of bytes and strings
56
infotheory
experimentalv1.1.1
The algorithmic information theory library.
44
ent-rs
growingv0.1.1
Entropy and randomness analysis tool for binary files (Rust port of ent.hpp)
Core Metrics
| entropy | infotheory | ent-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 56 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 249.1K | 422 | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 18.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 104 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 122d ago | 58d ago | 367d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 3m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
entropy
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
infotheory
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
ent-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| entropy | infotheory | ent-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 1.1.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 403KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| 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.
- •⚠ ent-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •entropy, ent-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.