Decision Workspace
iqdb-distance vs rank-refine vs oxify-vector
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
iqdb-distance
experimentalv1.0.0
SIMD-accelerated distance and similarity functions for vector search - part of the iQDB family.
47
rank-refine
experimentalv0.7.36
SIMD-accelerated MaxSim, cosine, diversity (MMR/DPP) for vector search and RAG pipelines
40
oxify-vector
experimentalv0.1.0
In-memory vector search and similarity operations for OxiFY (ported from OxiRS)
Core Metrics
| iqdb-distance | rank-refine | oxify-vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 47 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 221 | 431 | 157 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 198d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 10d | 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
iqdb-distance
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
rank-refine
Maintenance
17
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
oxify-vector
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| iqdb-distance | rank-refine | oxify-vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.7.36 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 86KB | 114KB | 145KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •iqdb-distance leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rank-refine has the most downloads (431), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rank-refine, oxify-vector are pre-1.0 — API may change.