Decision Workspace
infotheory vs entropy vs marqant
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
infotheory
experimentalv1.1.0
The algorithmic information theory library.
51
entropy
growingv0.4.3
Calculates the Shannon entropy of arrays of bytes and strings
59
marqant
growingv1.1.8
Quantum-compressed markdown format for AI consumption with 90% token reduction
Core Metrics
| infotheory | entropy | marqant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 340 | 221.2K | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 54 | 9.8K | 26 |
| Dependents | 2 | 102 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 63d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8y 11m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
infotheory
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
entropy
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
marqant
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| infotheory | entropy | marqant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.4.3 | 1.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | ISC OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 387KB | 9KB | 206KB |
| Features | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •marqant leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •entropy has the most downloads (221.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •entropy is depended on by 102 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •entropy is pre-1.0 — API may change.