Decision Workspace
normdecimal vs decimal vs dec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
normdecimal
growingv0.1.8
Always normal decimal numbers
51
decimal
growingv2.1.0
Decimal floating point arithmetic for Rust
51
dec
growingv0.4.11
A decimal arithmetic library providing high-level, safe bindings to libdecnumber.
Core Metrics
| normdecimal | decimal | dec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 51 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 11.2K | 1.7M | 557.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 10.5K | 25.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 324 | 69 |
| Releases | 6 | 16 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 788d ago | 1845d ago | 324d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 10y 3m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
normdecimal
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
decimal
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
dec
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| normdecimal | decimal | dec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 2.1.0 | 0.4.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 902KB | 60KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •decimal leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •decimal is depended on by 324 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ normdecimal, decimal have not been updated in over a year.
- •normdecimal, dec are pre-1.0 — API may change.