Decision Workspace
hextral vs scirs2-neural vs ruv-fann
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
hextral
growingv0.8.0
Comprehensive neural network library with dataset loading, batch normalization, 9 activation functions, 5 loss functions, multiple optimizers, regularization, and clean async-first API
57
scirs2-neural
experimentalv0.4.0
Neural network building blocks module for SciRS2 (scirs2-neural) - Minimal Version
53
ruv-fann
experimentalv0.2.0
A pure Rust implementation of the Fast Artificial Neural Network (FANN) library
Core Metrics
| hextral | scirs2-neural | ruv-fann | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 9.7K | 11.5K | 4.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 1.7K | 265 |
| Dependents | 0 | 129 | 13 |
| Releases | 13 | 27 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 182d ago | 1d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 2y | 11m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
hextral
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
scirs2-neural
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ruv-fann
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hextral | scirs2-neural | ruv-fann | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| Crate Size | 52KB | 3.9MB | 1.3MB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scirs2-neural leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •scirs2-neural is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.