Decision Workspace
flowstats vs cardinality-estimator vs datasketches
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
flowstats
experimentalv0.1.2
Collection of stream analytics algorithms: cardinality, quantiles, frequency, sampling, and more
63
cardinality-estimator
growingv1.0.3
A crate for estimating the cardinality of distinct elements in a stream or dataset.
58
datasketches
growingv0.3.0
A software library of stochastic streaming algorithms (a.k.a. sketches)
Core Metrics
| flowstats | cardinality-estimator | datasketches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 63 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 321 | 1.1M | 233.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 92.3K | 187.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 107d ago | 104d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 3m | 2y | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
flowstats
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
cardinality-estimator
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
datasketches
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| flowstats | cardinality-estimator | datasketches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.0.3 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 434KB | 257KB |
| Features | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 10.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cardinality-estimator leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flowstats, datasketches are pre-1.0 — API may change.