Decision Workspace
simple-arithmetic-coding vs arcode vs rans
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
simple-arithmetic-coding
growingv0.2.2
Arithmetic coding, directly derived from the well-known CACM87 C-language implementation.
42
arcode
growingv0.2.4
An Arithmetic Coder (lossless entropy encoder)
42
rans
growingv0.4.0
rANS (range variant of Asymmetric Numeral Systems) encoder and decoder
Core Metrics
| simple-arithmetic-coding | arcode | rans | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 42 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 108.4K | 10.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 20.4K | 75 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 388d ago | 1376d ago | 778d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 6y 11m | 4y 12m |
Health Breakdown
simple-arithmetic-coding
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
arcode
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
rans
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| simple-arithmetic-coding | arcode | rans | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.2.4 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 737KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.79 | 1.56.1 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arcode leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ simple-arithmetic-coding, arcode, rans have not been updated in over a year.