Decision Workspace
flatgeobuf vs rstar vs rosewood
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
flatgeobuf
stablev6.0.1
FlatGeobuf for Rust
62
rstar
growingv0.12.2
An R*-tree spatial index
55
rosewood
growingv0.6.0
A file-based RTree for geospatial data
Core Metrics
| flatgeobuf | rstar | rosewood | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 62 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 89.6K | 20.5M | 9.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.1K | 3.1M | 88 |
| Dependents | 135 | 1.4K | 25 |
| Releases | 29 | 25 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 89d ago | 507d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 6y | 7y 4m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
flatgeobuf
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
rstar
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
rosewood
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| flatgeobuf | rstar | rosewood | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.1 | 0.12.2 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 10 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 89KB | 44KB | 15KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flatgeobuf leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rstar has the most downloads (20.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rstar is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rstar has not been updated in over a year.
- •rstar, rosewood are pre-1.0 — API may change.