Decision Workspace
vax-floating vs dashu-float vs core-math
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
vax-floating
growingv0.2.0
VAX floating-point types
68
dashu-float
growingv0.5.0
A big float library supporting arbitrary precision, arbitrary base and arbitrary rounding mode
64
core-math
stablev1.2.0
Rusty API for CORE-MATH
Core Metrics
| vax-floating | dashu-float | core-math | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 68 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 2.2M | 9.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 141.0K | 676 |
| Dependents | 4 | 136 | 34 |
| Releases | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 694d ago | 2d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 3y 10m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
vax-floating
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
dashu-float
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
core-math
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| vax-floating | dashu-float | core-math | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 25 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 110KB | 163KB | 16KB |
| Features | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dashu-float leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dashu-float is depended on by 136 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vax-floating has not been updated in over a year.
- •vax-floating, dashu-float are pre-1.0 — API may change.