Decision Workspace
sophus_lie vs apex-solver vs apex-manifolds
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
sophus_lie
growingv0.15.0
Lie groups in 2D and 3D: rotations, translations, etc.
57
apex-solver
growingv1.3.0
High-performance nonlinear least squares optimization with Lie group support for SLAM and bundle adjustment
57
apex-manifolds
experimentalv0.2.0
Lie group manifolds (SE2, SE3, SO2, SO3, Rn) with analytic Jacobians for optimization
Core Metrics
| sophus_lie | apex-solver | apex-manifolds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 57 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 17.8K | 1.1K | 436 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 62 | 0 | 8 |
| Releases | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 290d ago | 18d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 7m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
sophus_lie
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
apex-solver
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
apex-manifolds
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sophus_lie | apex-solver | apex-manifolds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.0 | 1.3.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 26 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 1.9MB | 82KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •apex-solver leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sophus_lie has the most downloads (17.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sophus_lie, apex-manifolds are pre-1.0 — API may change.