Decision Workspace
symdiff vs echidna vs petite-ad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
symdiff
experimentalv2.1.0
Compile-time symbolic differentiation for Rust via a proc-macro attribute. Generates closed-form gradients at compile time.
52
echidna
experimentalv0.5.0
A high-performance automatic differentiation library for Rust
42
petite-ad
experimentalv0.1.2
A lightweight automatic differentiation library for learning and educational purposes
Core Metrics
| symdiff | echidna | petite-ad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 52 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 54 | 570 | 46 |
| 30d Downloads | 54 | 525 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 13d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 14d | 1m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
symdiff
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
echidna
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
petite-ad
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| symdiff | echidna | petite-ad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 21 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 325KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •echidna leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •echidna, petite-ad are pre-1.0 — API may change.