Decision Workspace
plr vs pcw_regrs vs lowess
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
plr
growingv0.3.2
Performs greedy or optimal error-bounded piecewise linear regression (PLR) and spline regression
41
pcw_regrs
growingv1.9.0
Fast, optimal, extensible and cross-validated heterogeneous piecewise polynomial regression for timeseries.
65
lowess
experimentalv1.2.0
LOWESS (Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing)
Core Metrics
| plr | pcw_regrs | lowess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 41 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 15.3K | 1.5K | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 30 | 3 | 556 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Releases | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 153d ago | 839d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 2y 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
plr
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
pcw_regrs
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lowess
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| plr | pcw_regrs | lowess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 1.9.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 193KB | 24KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lowess leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •plr has the most downloads (15.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pcw_regrs has not been updated in over a year.
- •plr is pre-1.0 — API may change.