Decision Workspace
anvil-cli vs anvil-engine vs x-gen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
anvil-cli
experimentalv0.1.0
CLI tool for the Anvil universal template engine
40
anvil-engine
experimentalv0.1.0
Core template engine for Anvil
49
x-gen
experimentalv1.0.1
X-Gen - AI Agent Experiment Structure Generator for standardization of research workflows
Core Metrics
| anvil-cli | anvil-engine | x-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 40 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 240 | 358 | 28 |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 22 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 163d ago | 163d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
anvil-cli
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
anvil-engine
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
x-gen
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| anvil-cli | anvil-engine | x-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 55KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •x-gen leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anvil-engine has the most downloads (358), suggesting wider adoption.
- •anvil-cli, anvil-engine are pre-1.0 — API may change.