Decision Workspace
hnsw_rs vs hnsw_rs_thousand_birds vs embedvec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
hnsw_rs
growingv0.3.4
Ann based on Hierarchical Navigable Small World Graphs from Yu.A. Malkov and D.A Yashunin
38
hnsw_rs_thousand_birds
growingv0.1.20
Ann based on Hierarchical Navigable Small World Graphs from Yu.A. Malkov and D.A Yashunin - Modified by the Thousand Birds Inc team to support building for windows
56
embedvec
experimentalv0.8.0
Fast, lightweight, in-process vector database with HNSW indexing, E8/H4 lattice quantization (up to 24.8x compression), metadata filtering, and PyO3 bindings
Core Metrics
| hnsw_rs | hnsw_rs_thousand_birds | embedvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 38 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 477.0K | 3.5K | 389 |
| 30d Downloads | 88.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 702 | 15 | 0 |
| Releases | 27 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 86d ago | 1033d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 2y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
hnsw_rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
hnsw_rs_thousand_birds
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
embedvec
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hnsw_rs | hnsw_rs_thousand_birds | embedvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 0.1.20 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 18 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 65KB | 92KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hnsw_rs leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hnsw_rs is depended on by 702 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hnsw_rs_thousand_birds has not been updated in over a year.