Crates / matrixmultiply / Alternatives
Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to matrixmultiply
Short answerThe closest alternatives to matrixmultiply on crates.io data are smawk (273K real downloads a day), glam (614K real downloads a day), num-traits (2.9M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is num-traits, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. matrixmultiply itself gets 407,428 a day with 88 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs matrixmultiply | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| smawk Pulled in | 273,437 | 0.67x | 3 | 4mo | category Science, keyword "matrix" | compare |
| glam Widely used | 614,080 | 1.51x | 1,525 | 18d | keyword "matrix" | compare |
| num-traits Widely used | 2,894,023 | 7.10x | 7,561 | 2.5y | category Science | compare |
| num-integer Established | 2,011,508 | 4.94x | 701 | 2mo | category Science | compare |
| num-bigint Widely used | 1,899,489 | 4.66x | 2,449 | 4mo | category Science | compare |
| ordered-float Widely used | 1,379,318 | 3.39x | 1,143 | 2mo | category Science | compare |
| num-complex Widely used | 1,201,013 | 2.95x | 1,140 | 21mo | category Science | compare |
| num-iter Pulled in | 1,144,112 | 2.81x | 32 | 4mo | category Science | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with matrixmultiply; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For matrixmultiply: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with matrixmultiply, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 24, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Few direct dependents and steady. 273,437 real downloads a day.smawkRust crate. Functions for finding row-minima in a totally monotone matrix. Real use: 273K downloads a day on quiet days; 3 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time