Decision Workspace
lance-encoding-datafusion vs fsst vs lance-index
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
lance-encoding-datafusion
growingv0.30.0
Encoders and decoders for the Lance file format that rely on datafusion
73
fsst
stablev6.0.1
FSST string compression for Lance
72
lance-index
stablev6.0.1
Lance indices implementation
Core Metrics
| lance-encoding-datafusion | fsst | lance-index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 73 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 28.3K | 1.1M | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 229.1K | 222.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 59 | 372 |
| Releases | 36 | 55 | 117 |
| Last Updated | 340d ago | 5d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 1y 12m | 1y 10m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
lance-encoding-datafusion
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
fsst
Maintenance
22
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
lance-index
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lance-encoding-datafusion | fsst | lance-index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.30.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 7 | 75 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 34KB | 482KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82.0 | 1.91.0 | 1.91.0 |
| Owners | 4 | 6 (team) | 7 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •fsst leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lance-index has the most downloads (1.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lance-index is depended on by 372 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lance-encoding-datafusion is pre-1.0 — API may change.