Decision Workspace
kickstart vs atom-engine vs metamatch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
kickstart
growingv0.6.0
A simple way to get started with a project by scaffolding from a template powered by the Tera engine
52
atom-engine
experimentalv5.0.2
A component-oriented template engine built on Tera with props, slots, and provide/inject context
51
metamatch
growingv0.3.0
A proc-macro for generating repetitive match arms.
Core Metrics
| kickstart | atom-engine | metamatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 52 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 31.9K | 52 | 10.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 69 | 52 | 148 |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| Releases | 17 | 3 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 13d ago | 352d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 13d | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
kickstart
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
atom-engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
metamatch
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kickstart | atom-engine | metamatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 5.0.2 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 23 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 382KB | 97KB | 42KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •atom-engine leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kickstart has the most downloads (31.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •kickstart, metamatch are pre-1.0 — API may change.