Decision Workspace
quat vs vec4 vs simsimd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
quat
growingv0.2.1
quat
38
vec4
growingv0.2.1
vec4
74
simsimd
stablev6.5.16
Portable mixed-precision BLAS-like vector math library for x86 and ARM
Core Metrics
| quat | vec4 | simsimd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 38 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 20.6K | 26.1K | 771.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 47 | 151.9K |
| Dependents | 2 | 7 | 309 |
| Releases | 5 | 8 | 104 |
| Last Updated | 2777d ago | 2777d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 8y 7m | 8y 7m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
quat
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
vec4
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
simsimd
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| quat | vec4 | simsimd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.2.1 | 6.5.16 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 4KB | 126KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simsimd leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simsimd is depended on by 309 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quat, vec4 have not been updated in over a year.
- •quat, vec4 are pre-1.0 — API may change.