Decision Workspace
linregress vs lowess vs fastLowess
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
linregress
growingv0.5.4
ordinary least squared linear regression with some basic statistics
65
lowess
experimentalv1.2.0
LOWESS (Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing)
62
fastLowess
experimentalv1.2.0
High-performance LOWESS (Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing)
Core Metrics
| linregress | lowess | fastLowess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 8.2M | 2.5K | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 322.0K | 556 | 293 |
| Dependents | 130 | 15 | 3 |
| Releases | 21 | 20 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 532d ago | 15d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 7y | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
linregress
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
lowess
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
fastLowess
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| linregress | lowess | fastLowess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.4 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 60KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lowess leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linregress has the most downloads (8.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linregress is depended on by 130 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linregress has not been updated in over a year.
- •linregress is pre-1.0 — API may change.