Decision Workspace
dec vs decimal vs decimal_fixes_mirror
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
dec
growingv0.4.11
A decimal arithmetic library providing high-level, safe bindings to libdecnumber.
51
decimal
growingv2.1.0
Decimal floating point arithmetic for Rust
38
decimal_fixes_mirror
growingv2.0.4-fix1.0.0
Decimal floating point arithmetic for Rust
Core Metrics
| dec | decimal | decimal_fixes_mirror | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 51 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 557.6K | 1.7M | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 25.5K | 10.5K | 4 |
| Dependents | 69 | 324 | 4 |
| Releases | 20 | 16 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 324d ago | 1845d ago | 1948d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 10y 3m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
dec
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
decimal
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
decimal_fixes_mirror
Maintenance
1
Quality
18
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| dec | decimal | decimal_fixes_mirror | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.11 | 2.1.0 | 2.0.4-fix1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 902KB | 903KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dec leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •decimal has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •decimal is depended on by 324 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ decimal, decimal_fixes_mirror have not been updated in over a year.
- •dec is pre-1.0 — API may change.