Decision Workspace
balance_engine vs good_lp vs highs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
balance_engine
growingv0.0.2
Production planning and optimization engine using linear programming to balance supply with demand while minimizing costs and respecting resource constraints
76
good_lp
stablev1.15.1
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.
67
highs
stablev2.1.0
Safe rust bindings for the HiGHS linear programming solver. See http://highs.dev.
Core Metrics
| balance_engine | good_lp | highs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 76 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 2.9M | 341.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 99.7K | 26.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 271 | 70 |
| Releases | 4 | 61 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 404d ago | 48d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 5y 3m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
balance_engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
good_lp
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
highs
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| balance_engine | good_lp | highs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 1.15.1 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 124KB | 67KB | 16KB |
| 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 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •good_lp is depended on by 271 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ balance_engine has not been updated in over a year.
- •balance_engine is pre-1.0 — API may change.