Decision Workspace
slow_primes vs feanor-math vs primal-check
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
slow_primes
growingv0.1.14
Deprecated in favour of `primal`. A library to generate, identify and handle prime numbers and related properties. This library includes slow enumeration of primes up to a bound, slow factorisation of arbitrary numbers, fast primality tests and state-of-the-art estimation of upper and lower bounds for π(n) (the number of primes below n) and p_k (the k-th prime).
60
feanor-math
stablev3.5.17
A library for number theory, providing implementations for arithmetic in various rings and algorithms working on them.
50
primal-check
growingv0.3.4
Fast standalone primality testing.
Core Metrics
| slow_primes | feanor-math | primal-check | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 340.9K | 79.4K | 16.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 23.1K | 286 | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 16 | 43 | 62 |
| Releases | 15 | 103 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 5d ago | 658d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 2y 7m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
slow_primes
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
feanor-math
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
primal-check
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| slow_primes | feanor-math | primal-check | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.14 | 3.5.17 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 443KB | 9KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •feanor-math leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •primal-check has the most downloads (16.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ slow_primes, primal-check have not been updated in over a year.
- •slow_primes, primal-check are pre-1.0 — API may change.