Decision Workspace
pulp vs simsimd vs lin_alg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
pulp
growingv0.22.2
safe generic simd
74
simsimd
stablev6.5.16
Portable mixed-precision BLAS-like vector math library for x86 and ARM
69
lin_alg
stablev1.4.1
Vector, matrix, and quaternion operations for general purposes
Core Metrics
| pulp | simsimd | lin_alg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 74 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 8.8M | 771.2K | 27.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1M | 157.5K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 626 | 309 | 122 |
| Releases | 83 | 104 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 133d ago | 20d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 2y 2m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
pulp
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
simsimd
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
lin_alg
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pulp | simsimd | lin_alg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.22.2 | 6.5.16 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 148KB | 126KB | 36KB |
| Features | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 22.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simsimd leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pulp has the most downloads (8.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pulp is depended on by 626 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pulp is pre-1.0 — API may change.