Decision Workspace
edgefirst-hal vs burn vs burn-tensor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
edgefirst-hal
experimentalv0.24.0
EdgeFirst Hardware Abstraction Layer for edge AI inference pipelines
72
burn
growingv0.21.0
Flexible and Comprehensive Deep Learning Framework in Rust
69
burn-tensor
growingv0.21.0
Tensor library with user-friendly APIs and automatic differentiation support
Core Metrics
| edgefirst-hal | burn | burn-tensor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 886.0K | 898.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 111.4K | 114.0K |
| Dependents | 13 | 1.7K | 547 |
| Releases | 35 | 43 | 43 |
| Last Updated | today | 18d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 10m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
edgefirst-hal
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
burn
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
burn-tensor
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| edgefirst-hal | burn | burn-tensor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.24.0 | 0.21.0 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 23 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 71KB | 120KB |
| Features | 5 | 49 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •burn leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •burn-tensor has the most downloads (898.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •burn is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.