Decision Workspace
gridiron vs finitely vs primefield
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
gridiron
growingv0.12.2
Rust finite field library with fixed size multi-word values.
40
finitely
growingv0.1.0
Arithemtic over finite polynomial rings
63
primefield
growingv0.14.0-rc.8
Generic implementation of prime fields built on `crypto-bigint`, along with macros for writing field element newtypes including ones with formally verified arithmetic using `fiat-crypto`
Core Metrics
| gridiron | finitely | primefield | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 40 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 153.0K | 1.0K | 493.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 26.9K | 3 | 117.9K |
| Dependents | 30 | 0 | 146 |
| Releases | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 56d ago | 489d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 1y 4m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
gridiron
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
finitely
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
primefield
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| gridiron | finitely | primefield | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.2 | 0.1.0 | 0.14.0-rc.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 18KB | 21KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.84.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •primefield leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •primefield is depended on by 146 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ finitely has not been updated in over a year.