Decision Workspace
vektor vs simsimd vs lin_alg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
vektor
growingv0.2.2
Strongly typed explici SIMD
74
simsimd
stablev6.5.16
Portable mixed-precision BLAS-like vector math library for x86 and ARM
69
lin_alg
stablev1.4.1
Vector, matrix, and quaternion operations for general purposes
Core Metrics
| vektor | simsimd | lin_alg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 74 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 11.5K | 771.2K | 27.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 78 | 151.9K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 3 | 309 | 122 |
| Releases | 4 | 104 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 1829d ago | 20d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 8y 2m | 2y 2m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
vektor
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
simsimd
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
lin_alg
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| vektor | simsimd | lin_alg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 6.5.16 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 126KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simsimd leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simsimd is depended on by 309 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vektor has not been updated in over a year.
- •vektor is pre-1.0 — API may change.