Decision Workspace
normal_pack vs ecow vs nalgebra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
normal_pack
growingv0.1.4
Compresses normal vectors (or any 3D unit vector) using Octahedron encoding.
73
ecow
growingv0.2.7
Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
72
nalgebra
growingv0.35.0
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
Core Metrics
| normal_pack | ecow | nalgebra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 73 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 3.1M | 69.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 481.2K | 4.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.4K | 16.3K |
| Releases | 5 | 11 | 124 |
| Last Updated | 672d ago | today | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 3y 2m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
normal_pack
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ecow
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nalgebra
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| normal_pack | ecow | nalgebra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.2.7 | 0.35.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 2 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 36KB | 396KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | 1.73 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ecow leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra has the most downloads (69.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 16.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ normal_pack has not been updated in over a year.