Decision Workspace
aljabar vs nalgebra vs nalgebra-glm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
aljabar
growingv1.0.2
A super generic, super experimental linear algebra library.
69
nalgebra
growingv0.35.0
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
66
nalgebra-glm
growingv0.21.0
A computer-graphics oriented API for nalgebra, inspired by the C++ GLM library.
Core Metrics
| aljabar | nalgebra | nalgebra-glm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 30.2K | 78.1M | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.1M | 30.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 17.5K | 731 |
| Releases | 19 | 124 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 2086d ago | 50d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 7y | 11y 7m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
aljabar
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
nalgebra
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
nalgebra-glm
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| aljabar | nalgebra | nalgebra-glm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.35.0 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 34 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 396KB | 39KB |
| Features | 2 | 26 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nalgebra leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 17.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ aljabar has not been updated in over a year.
- •nalgebra, nalgebra-glm are pre-1.0 — API may change.