Decision Workspace
range-encoding vs infotheory vs entropy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
range-encoding
growingv0.2.1
An implementation of range encoding (entropy coding), extracted from Opus.
54
infotheory
experimentalv1.1.0
The algorithmic information theory library.
51
entropy
growingv0.4.3
Calculates the Shannon entropy of arrays of bytes and strings
Core Metrics
| range-encoding | infotheory | entropy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 20.0K | 340 | 221.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 246 | 54 | 9.8K |
| Dependents | 1 | 2 | 102 |
| Releases | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2591d ago | 2d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 1m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
range-encoding
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
infotheory
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
entropy
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| range-encoding | infotheory | entropy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | ISC OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 387KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •infotheory leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •entropy has the most downloads (221.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •entropy is depended on by 102 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ range-encoding has not been updated in over a year.
- •range-encoding, entropy are pre-1.0 — API may change.