Decision Workspace
ruint vs i256 vs bnum
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
74
ruint
stablev1.19.0
Unsigned integer type with const-generic bit length
65
i256
growingv0.2.4
Optimized implementations of 256-bit signed and unsigned integers.
64
bnum
growingv0.14.4
Fixed-size integer types with generic signedness, bit width and overflow behaviour.
Core Metrics
| ruint | i256 | bnum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 74 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 23.0M | 453.2K | 10.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4M | 15.7K | 1.0M |
| Dependents | 1.3K | 73 | 774 |
| Releases | 34 | 8 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 13d ago | 111d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 1y 6m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
ruint
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
i256
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
bnum
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ruint | i256 | bnum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.19.0 | 0.2.4 | 0.14.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 52 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 140KB | 90KB | 100KB |
| Features | 39 | 9 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | 1.59 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ruint leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ruint is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •i256, bnum are pre-1.0 — API may change.