Decision Workspace
ecm vs number-theory vs gmp-ecm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
ecm
stablev1.0.2
Lenstra's Elliptic Curve Factorization Implementation with Big Integers
54
number-theory
growingv0.0.26
Fast primality, factorization and elementary number theory for integer types
35
gmp-ecm
growingv0.1.0
Rust high-level bindings for GMP-ECM.
Core Metrics
| ecm | number-theory | gmp-ecm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 54 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 20.8K | 32.6K | 1.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 418 | 99 | 4 |
| Dependents | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 27 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 70d ago | 498d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 4y 3m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
ecm
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
number-theory
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
gmp-ecm
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ecm | number-theory | gmp-ecm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.0.26 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | LGPL-3.0+ |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 49KB | 30KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ecm leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •number-theory has the most downloads (32.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gmp-ecm has not been updated in over a year.
- •number-theory, gmp-ecm are pre-1.0 — API may change.