Decision Workspace
hash_rstar vs flatgeobuf vs rstar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
hash_rstar
experimentalv0.1.0
A concurrent spatial index combining geohash and R-tree data structures for efficient geographic point queries.
67
flatgeobuf
stablev6.0.1
FlatGeobuf for Rust
62
rstar
growingv0.12.2
An R*-tree spatial index
Core Metrics
| hash_rstar | flatgeobuf | rstar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 67 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 699 | 89.6K | 20.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 4.1K | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 135 | 1.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 29 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 362d ago | 89d ago | 507d ago |
| Age | 12m | 6y | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
hash_rstar
Maintenance
2
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
flatgeobuf
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
rstar
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| hash_rstar | flatgeobuf | rstar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 6.0.1 | 0.12.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 20 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 89KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 4 (team) |
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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.
- •hash_rstar, rstar are pre-1.0 — API may change.