Decision Workspace
layout_engine vs taffy vs panes-css
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
layout_engine
growingv0.7.0
A small project to mimic css flexbox and css grid
72
taffy
growingv0.10.1
A flexible UI layout library
42
panes-css
experimentalv0.8.0
CSS transpiler for the panes layout engine
Core Metrics
| layout_engine | taffy | panes-css | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 72 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 14.6K | 7.3M | 516 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 830.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 9 | 1.4K | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 57 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 605d ago | 10d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 3y 11m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
layout_engine
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
taffy
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
panes-css
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| layout_engine | taffy | panes-css | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.10.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 177KB | 18KB |
| Features | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •taffy leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •taffy is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ layout_engine has not been updated in over a year.