Decision Workspace
russell_sparse vs sprs vs rsparse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
russell_sparse
growingv1.10.0
Solvers for large sparse linear systems (wraps MUMPS and UMFPACK)
60
sprs
growingv0.11.4
A sparse matrix library
50
rsparse
growingv1.2.1
A Rust library for solving sparse linear systems using direct methods.
Core Metrics
| russell_sparse | sprs | rsparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 54.0K | 4.8M | 40.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 402 | 581.5K | 2.5K |
| Dependents | 42 | 644 | 10 |
| Releases | 39 | 39 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 399d ago | 143d ago | 363d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 10y 9m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
russell_sparse
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
sprs
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rsparse
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| russell_sparse | sprs | rsparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.0 | 0.11.4 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 365KB | 115KB | 656KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sprs leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sprs is depended on by 644 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ russell_sparse has not been updated in over a year.
- •sprs is pre-1.0 — API may change.