Decision Workspace
pathmap vs nalgebra vs known-folders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
pathmap
experimentalv0.2.2
A key-value store with prefix compression, structural sharing, and powerful algebraic operations
72
nalgebra
growingv0.35.0
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
72
known-folders
stablev1.4.2
A safe wrapper around the Known Folders API on Windows
Core Metrics
| pathmap | nalgebra | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 72 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 69.9M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 4.5M | 80.4K |
| Dependents | 3 | 16.3K | 124 |
| Releases | 7 | 124 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 169d ago | 1d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 8m | 11y 6m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
pathmap
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
nalgebra
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
known-folders
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pathmap | nalgebra | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.35.0 | 1.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 34 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 320KB | 396KB | 16KB |
| Features | 16 | 26 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.89.0 | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •nalgebra leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 16.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pathmap, nalgebra are pre-1.0 — API may change.