Decision Workspace
math_library vs nalgebra vs nalgebra-glm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
math_library
experimentalv1.2.2
A simple math library
64
nalgebra
growingv0.34.1
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
61
nalgebra-glm
growingv0.20.0
A computer-graphics oriented API for nalgebra, inspired by the C++ GLM library.
Core Metrics
| math_library | nalgebra | nalgebra-glm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 64 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 154 | 61.0M | 889.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 4.3M | 45.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 15.0K | 639 |
| Releases | 5 | 121 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 134d ago | 188d ago | 239d ago |
| Age | 4m | 11y 4m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
math_library
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
nalgebra
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
nalgebra-glm
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| math_library | nalgebra | nalgebra-glm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.2 | 0.34.1 | 0.20.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 389KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 38 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nalgebra leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 15.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •nalgebra, nalgebra-glm are pre-1.0 — API may change.