Decision Workspace
normal_pack vs simsimd vs euclid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
normal_pack
growingv0.1.4
Compresses normal vectors (or any 3D unit vector) using Octahedron encoding.
74
simsimd
stablev6.5.16
Portable mixed-precision BLAS-like vector math library for x86 and ARM
73
euclid
growingv0.22.14
Geometry primitives
Core Metrics
| normal_pack | simsimd | euclid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 74 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 771.2K | 24.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 157.5K | 3.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 309 | 2.6K |
| Releases | 5 | 104 | 99 |
| Last Updated | 613d ago | 20d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 2y 2m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
normal_pack
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
simsimd
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
euclid
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| normal_pack | simsimd | euclid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 6.5.16 | 0.22.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 126KB | 88KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | 1.64 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 6 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •simsimd leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •euclid has the most downloads (24.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •euclid is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ normal_pack has not been updated in over a year.
- •normal_pack, euclid are pre-1.0 — API may change.