Decision Workspace
vm-cat vs field-cat vs machine-cat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
vm-cat
experimentalv0.3.0
Provable stack-machine VM built on machine-cat
46
field-cat
experimentalv0.1.0
Finite field algebra shared across plonkish-cat, proof-cat, and stark-cat
43
machine-cat
experimentalv0.3.0
Generic AIR chip framework built on proof-cat-core
Core Metrics
| vm-cat | field-cat | machine-cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 46 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 55 | 45 | 91 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 5d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
vm-cat
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
field-cat
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
machine-cat
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| vm-cat | field-cat | machine-cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 10KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Quick Verdict
- •field-cat leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •machine-cat has the most downloads (91), suggesting wider adoption.