Decision Workspace
minarrow vs lightstream vs arrowmax
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
minarrow
experimentalv0.9.3
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.
54
lightstream
experimentalv0.4.2
Composable, zero-copy Arrow IPC and native data streaming for Rust with SIMD-aligned I/O, async support, and memory-mapping.
41
arrowmax
experimentalv0.1.0
High-performance Arrow data stack: columnar storage, zero-copy streaming, and schema codegen
Core Metrics
| minarrow | lightstream | arrowmax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 54 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 653 | 18 |
| 30d Downloads | 215 | 59 | 3 |
| Dependents | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 34 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 27d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 7m | 6m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
minarrow
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
lightstream
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
arrowmax
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| minarrow | lightstream | arrowmax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.3 | 0.4.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 20 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 487KB | 283KB | 4KB |
| Features | 29 | 18 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 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 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.