Decision Workspace
natural_unit vs physics_in_parallel vs absolute_unit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
natural_unit
growingv0.1.4
Physical unit conversion program (SI, CGS, Natural, Geometrized)
56
physics_in_parallel
growingv2.0.8
High-performance infrastructure for numerical simulations in physics
52
absolute_unit
growingv0.11.4
A unit system for Rust's type system to catch unit errors in your physical calculations.
Core Metrics
| natural_unit | physics_in_parallel | absolute_unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 7.9K | 4.0K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 81 | 72 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Releases | 5 | 25 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 2165d ago | 15d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 6y 10m | 6m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
natural_unit
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
physics_in_parallel
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
absolute_unit
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| natural_unit | physics_in_parallel | absolute_unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 2.0.8 | 0.11.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 93KB | 54KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •physics_in_parallel leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •natural_unit has the most downloads (7.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ natural_unit has not been updated in over a year.
- •natural_unit, absolute_unit are pre-1.0 — API may change.