Decision Workspace
burn-candle vs burn-ndarray vs burn-autodiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
burn-candle
growingv0.21.0
[Deprecated] Candle backend for the Burn framework - use burn-cubecl, burn-ndarray, or burn-tch instead
68
burn-ndarray
growingv0.21.0
Ndarray backend for the Burn framework
67
burn-autodiff
growingv0.21.0
Automatic differentiation backend for the Burn framework
Core Metrics
| burn-candle | burn-ndarray | burn-autodiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 732.6K | 855.0K | 821.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 90.9K | 108.3K | 99.8K |
| Dependents | 55 | 751 | 456 |
| Releases | 31 | 38 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 18d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 3y 6m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
burn-candle
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
burn-ndarray
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
burn-autodiff
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| burn-candle | burn-ndarray | burn-autodiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.21.0 | 0.21.0 | 0.21.0 |
| 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 | 59KB | 105KB | 78KB |
| Features | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 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 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •burn-ndarray is depended on by 751 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.