Decision Workspace
lightgbm-rust vs lightgbm3 vs catboost-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
lightgbm-rust
experimentalv0.1.1
Rust bindings for LightGBM, a gradient boosting framework. Downloads LightGBM binaries at build time for cross-platform compatibility.
61
lightgbm3
stablev1.0.10
Rust bindings for LightGBM library
52
catboost-rust
experimentalv0.3.7
Rust bindings for CatBoost, a gradient boosting library for machine learning. Downloads CatBoost binaries at runtime for cross-platform compatibility.
Core Metrics
| lightgbm-rust | lightgbm3 | catboost-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 61 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 182 | 59.5K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 50 | 8.3K | 485 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 138d ago | 65d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 4m | 2y 9m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
lightgbm-rust
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
9
lightgbm3
Maintenance
14
Quality
22
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
catboost-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lightgbm-rust | lightgbm3 | catboost-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.10 | 0.3.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 36KB | 30KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lightgbm3 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lightgbm-rust, catboost-rust are pre-1.0 — API may change.