Decision Workspace
libmat vs nalgebra vs lin_alg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
libmat
growingv0.2.0
This library provides tools for linear algebra.
69
nalgebra
growingv0.35.0
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
69
lin_alg
stablev1.4.3
Vector, matrix, and quaternion operations for general purposes
Core Metrics
| libmat | nalgebra | lin_alg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 69 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 78.1M | 31.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.9M | 1.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 17.5K | 135 |
| Releases | 3 | 124 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 1840d ago | 50d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 5y | 11y 7m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
libmat
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
nalgebra
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
lin_alg
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| libmat | nalgebra | lin_alg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.35.0 | 1.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 34 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 396KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 26 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nalgebra leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 17.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libmat has not been updated in over a year.
- •libmat, nalgebra are pre-1.0 — API may change.