Decision Workspace
lsmdb vs pickledb vs eight
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
lsmdb
growingv0.4.1
lsmdb is an efficient storage engine that implements the Log-Structured Merge Tree (LSM-Tree) data structure, designed specifically for handling key-value pairs.
52
pickledb
growingv0.5.1
A lightweight and simple key-value store written in Rust, heavily inspired by Python's PickleDB (https://pythonhosted.org/pickleDB/)
46
eight
growingv1.0.0-alpha.2
Modular asynchronous embedded key-value database
Core Metrics
| lsmdb | pickledb | eight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 1.7M | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 88.3K | 22 |
| Dependents | 0 | 783 | 2 |
| Releases | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1004d ago | 1431d ago | 1036d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 7y 2m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lsmdb
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pickledb
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
eight
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lsmdb | pickledb | eight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.5.1 | 1.0.0-alpha.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 27KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pickledb leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pickledb is depended on by 783 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lsmdb, pickledb, eight have not been updated in over a year.
- •lsmdb, pickledb are pre-1.0 — API may change.