Decision Workspace
polars-arrow-format vs elasticube-core vs arrow2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
polars-arrow-format
growingv0.2.1
Unofficial flatbuffers and tonic code of Apache Arrow spec
54
elasticube-core
experimentalv1.1.1
High-performance embeddable OLAP cube library built on Apache Arrow and DataFusion, with support for dynamic aggregations, calculated fields, and incremental updates
53
arrow2
growingv0.18.0
Unofficial implementation of Apache Arrow spec in safe Rust
Core Metrics
| polars-arrow-format | elasticube-core | arrow2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2M | 936 | 6.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 606.1K | 9 | 314.7K |
| Dependents | 67 | 0 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 3 | 6 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 211d ago | 79d ago | 922d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 5m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
polars-arrow-format
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
elasticube-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
arrow2
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| polars-arrow-format | elasticube-core | arrow2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.1.1 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 27 | 59 |
| Crate Size | 85KB | 84KB | 848KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 63 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •elasticube-core leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •arrow2 has the most downloads (6.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •arrow2 is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ arrow2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •polars-arrow-format, arrow2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.