Decision Workspace
balance_engine vs good_lp vs highs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
balance_engine
experimentalv0.0.2
Production planning and optimization engine using linear programming to balance supply with demand while minimizing costs and respecting resource constraints
77
good_lp
stablev1.15.0
Mixed Integer Linear Programming for Rust, with an user-friendly API. This crate allows modeling LP problems, and lets you solve them with various solvers.
62
highs
stablev2.0.0
Safe rust bindings for the HiGHS linear programming solver. See http://highs.dev.
Core Metrics
| balance_engine | good_lp | highs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 77 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 2.7M | 289.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 229.2K | 143.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 255 | 65 |
| Releases | 4 | 60 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 345d ago | 36d ago | 135d ago |
| Age | 11m | 5y 1m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
balance_engine
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
good_lp
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
highs
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| balance_engine | good_lp | highs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 1.15.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 124KB | 67KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •good_lp leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •good_lp is depended on by 255 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •balance_engine is pre-1.0 — API may change.