Decision Workspace
barnes_hut vs ewald vs coulomb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
barnes_hut
growingv1.0.8
Fast n-body simluation using the Barnes Hut algorithm
54
ewald
experimentalv0.1.13
Ewald SPME force calculations
58
coulomb
growingv0.4.0
Library for electrolytes and electrostatic interactions
Core Metrics
| barnes_hut | ewald | coulomb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 54 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 3.1K | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 202 | 86 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Releases | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 313d ago | 5d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 7m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
barnes_hut
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ewald
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
coulomb
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| barnes_hut | ewald | coulomb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.8 | 0.1.13 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 147KB | 6.2MB | 129KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •coulomb leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •barnes_hut has the most downloads (3.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ewald, coulomb are pre-1.0 — API may change.