Decision Workspace
ptars vs apache-avro vs prost
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
ptars
experimentalv0.0.17
Fast conversion from protobuf to Apache Arrow and back
66
apache-avro
growingv0.21.0
A library for working with Apache Avro in Rust
65
prost
growingv0.14.3
A Protocol Buffers implementation for the Rust Language.
Core Metrics
| ptars | apache-avro | prost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 66 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 247 | 15.3M | 352.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 32 | 1.6M | 30.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 996 | 54.9K |
| Releases | 18 | 9 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 134d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4y 1m | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ptars
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
apache-avro
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
prost
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ptars | apache-avro | prost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.17 | 0.21.0 | 0.14.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 31 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 209KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •apache-avro leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prost has the most downloads (352.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •prost is depended on by 54.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.