Decision Workspace
vax-floating vs f256 vs fpdec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
vax-floating
growingv0.2.0
VAX floating-point types
60
f256
growingv0.11.2
Octuple-precision floating-point arithmetic.
59
fpdec
growingv0.14.1
Decimal floating-point arithmetic.
Core Metrics
| vax-floating | f256 | fpdec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 19.6K | 88.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 515 | 4.5K |
| Dependents | 4 | 98 | 160 |
| Releases | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 586d ago | 31d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 3y | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
vax-floating
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
f256
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
fpdec
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| vax-floating | f256 | fpdec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.11.2 | 0.14.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 110KB | 366KB | 41KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.67 | 1.86.0 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •f256 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fpdec has the most downloads (88.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fpdec is depended on by 160 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vax-floating has not been updated in over a year.