Decision Workspace
quaternion vs dual_quaternion vs quaternions
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
quaternion
growingv2.0.0
A simple and type agnostic quaternion math library designed for reexporting
50
dual_quaternion
growingv0.3.0
A type-agnostic dual-quaternion math library
40
quaternions
growingv0.5.0
simple quaternion arithmetic with traits
Core Metrics
| quaternion | dual_quaternion | quaternions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 50 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 304.3K | 8.8K | 4.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.4K | 163 | 19 |
| Dependents | 135 | 49 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 523d ago | 111d ago | 460d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 10y 10m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
quaternion
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
dual_quaternion
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
quaternions
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| quaternion | dual_quaternion | quaternions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 3KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •quaternion leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quaternion is depended on by 135 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quaternion, quaternions have not been updated in over a year.
- •dual_quaternion, quaternions are pre-1.0 — API may change.