Decision Workspace
vlen vs crous-simd vs vint64
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
vlen
experimentalv0.3.0
High-performance variable-length integer encoding with SIMD optimizations, embedded support, and enhanced functionality
54
crous-simd
experimentalv1.1.0
Optional SIMD-accelerated routines for Crous encoding/decoding
51
vint64
growingv1.0.1
Simple and efficient variable-length integer encoding compatible with some variants of VLQ (Variable-Length Quantity)
Core Metrics
| vlen | crous-simd | vint64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 30 | 196.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 154 | 8 | 7.2K |
| Dependents | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 122d ago | 30d ago | 2188d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
vlen
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
crous-simd
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
vint64
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| vlen | crous-simd | vint64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.1.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 8KB | 7KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crous-simd leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vint64 has the most downloads (196.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ vint64 has not been updated in over a year.
- •vlen is pre-1.0 — API may change.