Decision Workspace
glam vs cgmath vs glam_det
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
glam
growingv0.33.0
A simple and fast 3D math library for games and graphics
54
cgmath
growingv0.18.0
A linear algebra and mathematics library for computer graphics.
53
glam_det
growingv2.0.0
A simple and fast 3D math library for games and graphics.
Core Metrics
| glam | cgmath | glam_det | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 79.3M | 10.2M | 1.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 13.1M | 526.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 9.7K | 2.7K | 9 |
| Releases | 85 | 36 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 1969d ago | 245d ago |
| Age | 7y | 11y 6m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
glam
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cgmath
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
glam_det
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| glam | cgmath | glam_det | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.33.0 | 0.18.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 6 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 842KB | 65KB | 608KB |
| Features | 28 | 2 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 2.4% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.68.2 | — | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 7 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •glam leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glam is depended on by 9.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cgmath has not been updated in over a year.
- •glam, cgmath are pre-1.0 — API may change.