Decision Workspace
genalg vs genx vs watchmaker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
genalg
experimentalv0.1.0
A flexible, high-performance genetic algorithm library written in Rust
39
genx
growingv0.4.0
An easy to use and modular genetic algorithms library.
44
watchmaker
growingv2.0.0
A genetic algorithm implementation in Rust.
Core Metrics
| genalg | genx | watchmaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 39 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 695 | 13.8K | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 15 | 12 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 356d ago | 1606d ago | 1419d ago |
| Age | 11m | 4y 6m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
genalg
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
genx
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
watchmaker
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| genalg | genx | watchmaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 84KB | 16KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 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.
- •genx has the most downloads (13.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ genx, watchmaker have not been updated in over a year.
- •genalg, genx are pre-1.0 — API may change.