Decision Workspace
differential-evolution vs watchmaker vs eviolite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
differential-evolution
growingv0.2.2
Simple and powerful global optimization using a self-adapting differential evolution.
44
watchmaker
growingv2.0.0
A genetic algorithm implementation in Rust.
41
eviolite
growingv0.1.1
Toolkit for working with evolutionary algorithms
Core Metrics
| differential-evolution | watchmaker | eviolite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 44 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 8.4K | 4.1K | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 34 | 12 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 3484d ago | 1419d ago | 1117d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 3y 11m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
differential-evolution
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
watchmaker
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
eviolite
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| differential-evolution | watchmaker | eviolite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 2.0.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 9KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watchmaker leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •differential-evolution has the most downloads (8.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ differential-evolution, watchmaker, eviolite have not been updated in over a year.
- •differential-evolution, eviolite are pre-1.0 — API may change.