Decision Workspace
dagger_layout vs ply-engine vs cascada
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
dagger_layout
growingv0.1.0
A UI layouting library for dagger.
52
ply-engine
experimentalv1.0.3
The most powerful app engine made entirely in Rust
50
cascada
experimentalv0.3.0
A general purpose UI layout engine
Core Metrics
| dagger_layout | ply-engine | cascada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 272 | 934 |
| 30d Downloads | 37 | 273 | 42 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 673d ago | 12d ago | 113d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 26d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
dagger_layout
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ply-engine
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cascada
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dagger_layout | ply-engine | cascada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.3 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | 0BSD | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 191KB | 66KB |
| Features | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ply-engine leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dagger_layout has the most downloads (2.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dagger_layout has not been updated in over a year.
- •dagger_layout, cascada are pre-1.0 — API may change.