Decision Workspace
katalyst vs vex-api vs swarm-gateway
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
katalyst
growingv0.2.0
High performance, modular API Gateway
54
vex-api
experimentalv1.6.0
Industry-grade HTTP API gateway for VEX Protocol
40
swarm-gateway
experimentalv0.1.0
HTTP API gateway for the agent swarm
Core Metrics
| katalyst | vex-api | swarm-gateway | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 54 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 7.2K | 241 | 21 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 164 | 21 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Releases | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2467d ago | 6d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 3m | 15d |
Health Breakdown
katalyst
Maintenance
3
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
vex-api
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
swarm-gateway
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| katalyst | vex-api | swarm-gateway | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.6.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 33 | 47 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 86KB | 21KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 60.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vex-api leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •katalyst has the most downloads (7.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ katalyst has not been updated in over a year.
- •katalyst, swarm-gateway are pre-1.0 — API may change.