Decision Workspace
gpui-liveplot vs vega_lite_4 vs plotlars
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
gpui-liveplot
experimentalv0.2.6
High-performance append-only plotting for GPUI applications.
63
vega_lite_4
growingv0.9.1
rust api for vega-lite v4
59
plotlars
growingv0.11.8
Plotlars is a Rust library designed to facilitate the integration between the Polars data analysis library and visualization libraries.
Core Metrics
| gpui-liveplot | vega_lite_4 | plotlars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 132 | 28.4K | 54.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 121 | 384 | 9.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 274 | 18 |
| Releases | 9 | 9 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 3d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6y | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
gpui-liveplot
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
vega_lite_4
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
plotlars
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| gpui-liveplot | vega_lite_4 | plotlars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 0.9.1 | 0.11.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 96KB | 330KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vega_lite_4 leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •plotlars has the most downloads (54.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vega_lite_4 is depended on by 274 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.