hnsw

7.1K downloads in the last 30 days, down 21% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

166 crates depend on hnsw. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

Despite being 6+ years old, hnsw hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

22 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

At 26KB, hnsw is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include cv, memvid-core, visual-search, fast-hnsw, kotadb. When high-quality crates choose hnsw, it's a strong quality signal.