Decision Workspace
burn-candle vs burn-ndarray vs burn-autodiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
burn-candle
growingv0.20.1
[Deprecated] Candle backend for the Burn framework - use burn-cubecl, burn-ndarray, or burn-tch instead
66
burn-ndarray
growingv0.20.1
Ndarray backend for the Burn framework
65
burn-autodiff
growingv0.20.1
Automatic differentiation backend for the Burn framework
Core Metrics
| burn-candle | burn-ndarray | burn-autodiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 66 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 583.4K | 674.1K | 655.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 58.4K | 72.2K | 65.0K |
| Dependents | 51 | 471 | 266 |
| Releases | 27 | 34 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 25d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 3y 4m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
burn-candle
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
burn-ndarray
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
burn-autodiff
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| burn-candle | burn-ndarray | burn-autodiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.1 | 0.20.1 | 0.20.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 22 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 100KB | 71KB |
| Features | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •burn-ndarray leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •burn-ndarray is depended on by 471 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.