Decision Workspace
datastar vs blixt vs arche
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
datastar
growingv0.3.1
Datastar SDK for Rust
55
blixt
experimentalv0.5.0
Blixt core framework — compile-time templates, type-safe SQL, Datastar SSE integration
54
arche
experimentalv4.6.1
An opinionated backend foundation for Axum applications, providing batteries-included integrations for cloud services, databases, authentication, middleware, and logging.
Core Metrics
| datastar | blixt | arche | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 39.5K | 126 | 583 |
| 30d Downloads | 11.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 293d ago | 42d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
datastar
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
blixt
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
arche
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| datastar | blixt | arche | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.5.0 | 4.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 31 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 98KB | 108KB |
| Features | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •blixt leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •datastar has the most downloads (39.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •datastar, blixt are pre-1.0 — API may change.