Decision Workspace
pi_spatial vs flatgeobuf vs geo-index
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
pi_spatial
growingv0.6.1
sparial octtree quadtree
67
flatgeobuf
stablev6.0.1
FlatGeobuf for Rust
66
geo-index
growingv0.3.4
Fast, immutable, ABI-stable spatial indexes.
Core Metrics
| pi_spatial | flatgeobuf | geo-index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 21.4K | 89.6K | 55.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 55 | 4.1K | 4.5K |
| Dependents | 31 | 135 | 27 |
| Releases | 18 | 29 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 371d ago | 89d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 6y | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pi_spatial
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
flatgeobuf
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
geo-index
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pi_spatial | flatgeobuf | geo-index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 6.0.1 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 20 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 89KB | 384KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •flatgeobuf leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flatgeobuf is depended on by 135 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pi_spatial has not been updated in over a year.
- •pi_spatial, geo-index are pre-1.0 — API may change.