Decision Workspace
simba vs lin_alg vs nalgebra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
simba
growingv0.9.1
SIMD algebra for Rust
69
lin_alg
stablev1.4.1
Vector, matrix, and quaternion operations for general purposes
64
nalgebra
growingv0.34.1
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
Core Metrics
| simba | lin_alg | nalgebra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 69 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 50.1M | 27.7K | 61.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.8M | 1.2K | 4.5M |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 122 | 15.0K |
| Releases | 25 | 47 | 121 |
| Last Updated | 203d ago | 32d ago | 188d ago |
| Age | 6y | 1y 4m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
simba
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lin_alg
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
nalgebra
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| simba | lin_alg | nalgebra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 1.4.1 | 0.34.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 4 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 36KB | 389KB |
| Features | 7 | 6 | 38 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lin_alg leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra has the most downloads (61.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 15.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •simba, nalgebra are pre-1.0 — API may change.