Decision Workspace
anndists vs hnsw_rs vs qntz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
anndists
growingv0.1.4
some distances used in Ann related crates
61
hnsw_rs
growingv0.3.4
Ann based on Hierarchical Navigable Small World Graphs from Yu.A. Malkov and D.A Yashunin
56
qntz
experimentalv0.1.1
Vector quantization primitives (RaBitQ, ternary, bit packing) for ANN systems.
Core Metrics
| anndists | hnsw_rs | qntz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 61 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 371.1K | 335.7K | 197 |
| 30d Downloads | 52.7K | 47.2K | 167 |
| Dependents | 51 | 511 | 10 |
| Releases | 5 | 27 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 27d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 6y 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
anndists
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
hnsw_rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
qntz
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| anndists | hnsw_rs | qntz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.3.4 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 22 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 72KB | 23KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hnsw_rs leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anndists has the most downloads (371.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hnsw_rs is depended on by 511 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.