Decision Workspace
vecmath vs glam vs nalgebra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
vecmath
growingv1.0.0
A simple and type agnostic library for vector math designed for reexporting
67
glam
growingv0.32.1
A simple and fast 3D math library for games and graphics
64
nalgebra
growingv0.34.1
General-purpose linear algebra library with transformations and statically-sized or dynamically-sized matrices.
Core Metrics
| vecmath | glam | nalgebra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 67 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8M | 56.1M | 61.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 127.0K | 9.8M | 4.5M |
| Dependents | 784 | 8.7K | 15.0K |
| Releases | 16 | 84 | 121 |
| Last Updated | 2500d ago | 21d ago | 188d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 6y 10m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
vecmath
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
glam
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nalgebra
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vecmath | glam | nalgebra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.32.1 | 0.34.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 18 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 831KB | 389KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 38 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 5.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.68.2 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •glam leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nalgebra has the most downloads (61.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nalgebra is depended on by 15.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vecmath has not been updated in over a year.
- •glam, nalgebra are pre-1.0 — API may change.