Decision Workspace
ml-distance vs innr vs iqdb-distance
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ml-distance
growingv1.0.1
Distance-based methods for vector comparison and analysis. (Porting of the JS/TS pkg `ml-distance` to Rust)
64
innr
experimentalv0.6.3
SIMD-accelerated vector similarity primitives with binary, ternary, and scalar quantization
63
iqdb-distance
experimentalv1.0.0
SIMD-accelerated distance and similarity functions for vector search - part of the iQDB family.
Core Metrics
| ml-distance | innr | iqdb-distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 23.5K | 6.9K | 307 |
| 30d Downloads | 853 | 1.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 136 | 13 |
| Releases | 6 | 23 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 813d ago | 10d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ml-distance
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
innr
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
iqdb-distance
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ml-distance | innr | iqdb-distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.6.3 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 132KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •innr leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ml-distance has the most downloads (23.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •innr is depended on by 136 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ml-distance has not been updated in over a year.
- •innr is pre-1.0 — API may change.