Decision Workspace
numra-autodiff vs echidna vs petite-ad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
numra-autodiff
experimentalv0.1.5
Automatic differentiation for Numra: forward-mode (Dual numbers) and reverse-mode (tape) for gradients and Jacobians.
61
echidna
experimentalv0.11.0
A high-performance automatic differentiation library for Rust
49
petite-ad
experimentalv0.2.1
A lightweight automatic differentiation library for learning and educational purposes
Core Metrics
| numra-autodiff | echidna | petite-ad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 61 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 176 | 3.2K | 79 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 5d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 12d | 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
numra-autodiff
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
echidna
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
petite-ad
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| numra-autodiff | echidna | petite-ad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.11.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LicenseRef-Numra-Academic-Research-NonCommercial | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 21 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 450KB | 187KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •echidna leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.