Decision Workspace
ruint vs bnum vs exint-macro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
ruint
stablev1.17.2
Unsigned integer type with const-generic bit length
70
bnum
growingv0.14.4
Fixed-size integer types with generic signedness, bit width and overflow behaviour.
59
exint-macro
experimentalv0.1.4
A convenience macro for `exint`.
Core Metrics
| ruint | bnum | exint-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 70 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 15.8M | 5.0M | 217 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6M | 1.2M | 32 |
| Dependents | 1.0K | 708 | 5 |
| Releases | 32 | 21 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 89d ago | 3d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 3y 8m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
ruint
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
bnum
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
exint-macro
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ruint | bnum | exint-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.17.2 | 0.14.4 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 50 | 13 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 132KB | 100KB | 12KB |
| Features | 38 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.87.0 | 1.93 |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bnum leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ruint has the most downloads (15.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ruint is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bnum, exint-macro are pre-1.0 — API may change.