Decision Workspace
edgefirst-hal vs candle-nn vs burn
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
edgefirst-hal
experimentalv0.26.0
EdgeFirst Hardware Abstraction Layer for edge AI inference pipelines
70
candle-nn
growingv0.11.0
Minimalist ML framework.
69
burn
growingv0.21.0
Flexible and Comprehensive Deep Learning Framework in Rust
Core Metrics
| edgefirst-hal | candle-nn | burn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4K | 4.1M | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 437.0K | 77.8K |
| Dependents | 18 | 3.9K | 2.0K |
| Releases | 42 | 37 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 17d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 5m | 2y 11m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
edgefirst-hal
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
candle-nn
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
burn
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| edgefirst-hal | candle-nn | burn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.0 | 0.11.0 | 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 | 17 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 98KB | 71KB |
| Features | 5 | 7 | 49 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •candle-nn leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •candle-nn is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.