Decision Workspace
nodedb-codec vs fastlanes vs alec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
nodedb-codec
experimentalv0.2.1
Compression codecs for NodeDB timeseries columnar storage
55
fastlanes
growingv0.5.0
Rust implementation of the FastLanes compression layout
61
alec
experimentalv1.3.10
Adaptive Lazy Evolving Compression - Smart codec for IoT sensor data with 90% compression ratio
Core Metrics
| nodedb-codec | fastlanes | alec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 55 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 846 | 739.0K | 357 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 158.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 38 | 115 | 14 |
| Releases | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 220d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1y 11m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
nodedb-codec
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
fastlanes
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
alec
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nodedb-codec | fastlanes | alec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.5.0 | 1.3.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 85KB | 28KB | 261KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alec leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fastlanes has the most downloads (739.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fastlanes is depended on by 115 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •nodedb-codec, fastlanes are pre-1.0 — API may change.