Decision Workspace
infotheory vs entropy vs logp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
infotheory
experimentalv1.1.1
The algorithmic information theory library.
49
entropy
growingv0.4.3
Calculates the Shannon entropy of arrays of bytes and strings
63
logp
experimentalv0.2.2
Information theory primitives: entropy, KL divergence, mutual information (KSG estimator), and information-monotone divergences
Core Metrics
| infotheory | entropy | logp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 49 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 422 | 249.1K | 8.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 18.6K | 4.0K |
| Dependents | 2 | 104 | 42 |
| Releases | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 58d ago | 122d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 3m | 9y 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
infotheory
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
entropy
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
logp
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| infotheory | entropy | logp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.4.3 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | ISC OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 403KB | 9KB | 48KB |
| Features | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •logp leads with a health score of 63/100, 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.
- •entropy, logp are pre-1.0 — API may change.