Decision Workspace
xprec vs rug vs gmp-mpfr-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
xprec
experimentalv0.2.2
Fast emulated quadruple (double-double) precision arithmetic
79
rug
stablev1.29.0
Arbitrary-precision integers, rational, floating-point and complex numbers based on GMP, MPFR and MPC.
74
gmp-mpfr-sys
stablev1.7.0
Rust FFI bindings for GMP, MPFR and MPC.
Core Metrics
| xprec | rug | gmp-mpfr-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 79 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 3.7M | 3.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 324.4K | 329.1K |
| Dependents | 9 | 2.6K | 405 |
| Releases | 3 | 57 | 71 |
| Last Updated | 122d ago | 7d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 5m | 8y 9m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
xprec
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rug
Maintenance
20
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gmp-mpfr-sys
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xprec | rug | gmp-mpfr-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.29.0 | 1.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0+ | LGPL-3.0+ |
| Dependencies | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 374KB | 5.6MB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rug leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gmp-mpfr-sys has the most downloads (3.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rug is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xprec is pre-1.0 — API may change.