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simply_2dpga vs nalgebra vs nalgebra-glm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
simply_2dpga
growingv0.1.2
A 2d vector math library using 2d projective geometric algebra! Designed to be programmer-friendly, specifically because I wanted to use PGA in game development. Development is ongoing.
64
nalgebra
growingv0.34.1
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
61
nalgebra-glm
growingv0.20.0
A computer-graphics oriented API for nalgebra, inspired by the C++ GLM library.
Core Metrics
| simply_2dpga | nalgebra | nalgebra-glm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 64 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 61.0M | 889.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 4.3M | 45.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 15.0K | 639 |
| Releases | 2 | 121 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 833d ago | 188d ago | 239d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 11y 4m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
simply_2dpga
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
nalgebra
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
nalgebra-glm
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| simply_2dpga | nalgebra | nalgebra-glm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.34.1 | 0.20.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 47 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 389KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 38 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nalgebra leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 15.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simply_2dpga has not been updated in over a year.