Decision Workspace
perl-percentile vs histogram vs metrics-util
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
perl-percentile
experimentalv0.11.0
Nearest-rank percentile helpers for integer latency and metric samples
72
histogram
stablev1.0.0
A collection of histogram data structures
62
metrics-util
growingv0.20.1
Helper types/functions used by the metrics ecosystem.
Core Metrics
| perl-percentile | histogram | metrics-util | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 72 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 18.7M | 65.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 1.2M | 5.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.4K | 904 |
| Releases | 1 | 50 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 7d ago | 119d ago |
| Age | 14d | 10y 8m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
perl-percentile
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
histogram
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
metrics-util
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| perl-percentile | histogram | metrics-util | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.20.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 30KB | 55KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •histogram leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •metrics-util has the most downloads (65.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •histogram is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •perl-percentile, metrics-util are pre-1.0 — API may change.