Decision Workspace
lightstream vs minarrow vs arrowmax
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
lightstream
experimentalv0.4.4
Composable, zero-copy Arrow IPC and native data streaming for Rust with SIMD-aligned I/O, async support, and memory-mapping.
59
minarrow
experimentalv0.12.0
Apache Arrow-compatible, Rust-first columnar data library for high-performance computing, native streaming, and embedded workloads. Minimal dependencies, ultra-low-latency access, automatic 64-byte SIMD alignment, and fast compile times. Great for real-time analytics, HPC pipelines, and systems integration.
38
arrowmax
experimentalv0.1.0
High-performance Arrow data stack: columnar storage, zero-copy streaming, and schema codegen
Core Metrics
| lightstream | minarrow | arrowmax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 753 | 5.6K | 20 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 38 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | today | 111d ago |
| Age | 8m | 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
lightstream
Maintenance
16
Quality
8
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
minarrow
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
arrowmax
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| lightstream | minarrow | arrowmax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 0.12.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 19 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 284KB | 574KB | 4KB |
| Features | 18 | 30 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 90.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minarrow leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.