Decision Workspace
malachite vs malachite-q vs dashu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
malachite
growingv0.9.1
Arbitrary-precision arithmetic, with efficient algorithms partially derived from GMP, FLINT, and MPFR.
59
malachite-q
growingv0.9.1
The arbitrary-precision type Rational, with efficient algorithms partially derived from GMP and FLINT.
58
dashu
growingv0.4.2
A library set of big numbers
Core Metrics
| malachite | malachite-q | dashu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3M | 6.4M | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 758.9K | 765.8K | 166.9K |
| Dependents | 825 | 635 | 506 |
| Releases | 34 | 40 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 114d ago | 114d ago | 864d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 3y 11m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
malachite
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
malachite-q
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
dashu
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| malachite | malachite-q | dashu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 0.9.1 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-only | LGPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 228KB | 5KB |
| Features | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 11.8% | 7.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.90.0 | 1.90.0 | 1.61 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •malachite leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •malachite-q has the most downloads (6.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •malachite is depended on by 825 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dashu has not been updated in over a year.