Decision Workspace
multicalc vs finitediff vs hisab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
multicalc
growingv0.5.0
Rust scientific computing for single and multi-variable calculus
52
finitediff
growingv0.2.0
Finite/numerical differentiation
63
hisab
experimentalv1.3.0
Higher mathematics library — linear algebra, geometry, calculus, and numerical methods for Rust
Core Metrics
| multicalc | finitediff | hisab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 52 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 10.7K | 131.5K | 884 |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 6.7K | 888 |
| Dependents | 0 | 232 | 29 |
| Releases | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 634d ago | 180d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 9m | 7y 2m | 4d |
Health Breakdown
multicalc
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
finitediff
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
hisab
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| multicalc | finitediff | hisab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 16KB | 223KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hisab leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •finitediff has the most downloads (131.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •finitediff is depended on by 232 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ multicalc has not been updated in over a year.
- •multicalc, finitediff are pre-1.0 — API may change.