Decision Workspace
dq vs dual_quaternion vs glam
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
28
dq
growingv0.1.0
A complete implementation of dual quaternions.
50
dual_quaternion
growingv0.3.0
A type-agnostic dual-quaternion math library
67
glam
growingv0.32.1
A simple and fast 3D math library for games and graphics
Core Metrics
| dq | dual_quaternion | glam | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 28 | 50 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 8.8K | 56.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 163 | 9.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 49 | 8.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 84 |
| Last Updated | 2564d ago | 111d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 7y | 10y 10m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
dq
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
dual_quaternion
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
glam
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dq | dual_quaternion | glam | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.32.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 3KB | 831KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68.2 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •glam leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glam is depended on by 8.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dq has not been updated in over a year.