Decision Workspace
aint vs bnum vs i256
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
aint
growingv0.1.0
Arbitrary width integers between 1 and 128
70
bnum
growingv0.14.4
Fixed-size integer types with generic signedness, bit width and overflow behaviour.
58
i256
growingv0.2.3
Optimized implementations of 256-bit signed and unsigned integers.
Core Metrics
| aint | bnum | i256 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 70 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 5.0M | 302.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 1.2M | 47.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 708 | 32 |
| Releases | 1 | 21 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 823d ago | 3d ago | 169d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 3y 8m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
aint
Maintenance
1
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
bnum
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
i256
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| aint | bnum | i256 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.14.4 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 100KB | 89KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | 1.59 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bnum leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bnum is depended on by 708 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ aint has not been updated in over a year.