Decision Workspace
bnum vs i256 vs exint-macro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
bnum
growingv0.14.4
Fixed-size integer types with generic signedness, bit width and overflow behaviour.
57
i256
growingv0.2.3
Optimized implementations of 256-bit signed and unsigned integers.
56
exint-macro
experimentalv0.1.4
A convenience macro for `exint`.
Core Metrics
| bnum | i256 | exint-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 8.1M | 394.0K | 253 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4M | 44.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 742 | 50 | 5 |
| Releases | 21 | 7 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 62d ago | 229d ago | 108d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 1y 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
bnum
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
i256
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
exint-macro
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bnum | i256 | exint-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.4 | 0.2.3 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 89KB | 12KB |
| Features | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87.0 | 1.59 | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bnum leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bnum is depended on by 742 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.