Decision Workspace
modmath vs rug vs gmp-mpfr-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
modmath
growingv0.1.5
Modular math implemented with traits.
79
rug
stablev1.29.0
Arbitrary-precision integers, rational, floating-point and complex numbers based on GMP, MPFR and MPC.
74
gmp-mpfr-sys
stablev1.7.0
Rust FFI bindings for GMP, MPFR and MPC.
Core Metrics
| modmath | rug | gmp-mpfr-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 79 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 3.7M | 3.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 187 | 335.4K | 340.2K |
| Dependents | 5 | 2.6K | 405 |
| Releases | 6 | 57 | 71 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 7d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 8y 9m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
modmath
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rug
Maintenance
20
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gmp-mpfr-sys
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| modmath | rug | gmp-mpfr-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 1.29.0 | 1.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0+ | LGPL-3.0+ |
| Dependencies | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 374KB | 5.6MB |
| Features | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rug leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gmp-mpfr-sys has the most downloads (3.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rug is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •modmath is pre-1.0 — API may change.