Decision Workspace
bcd vs rust_decimal vs decimal64
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
bcd
growingv0.1.0
Binary coded decimal library
76
rust_decimal
stablev1.41.0
Decimal number implementation written in pure Rust suitable for financial and fixed-precision calculations.
57
decimal64
growingv0.0.8
Fast fixed point arithmetic that only uses u64 as internal representation.
Core Metrics
| bcd | rust_decimal | decimal64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 76 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 87.8M | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 7.1M | 295 |
| Dependents | 0 | 20.9K | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 104 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 2830d ago | today | 32d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 9y 4m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
bcd
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
rust_decimal
Maintenance
20
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
decimal64
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bcd | rust_decimal | decimal64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.41.0 | 0.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 164KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.67.1 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rust_decimal leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust_decimal is depended on by 20.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bcd has not been updated in over a year.
- •bcd, decimal64 are pre-1.0 — API may change.