Decision Workspace
layout_engine vs taffy vs panes-css
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
layout_engine
growingv0.7.0
A small project to mimic css flexbox and css grid
67
taffy
growingv0.9.2
A flexible UI layout library
47
panes-css
experimentalv0.7.2
CSS transpiler for the panes layout engine
Core Metrics
| layout_engine | taffy | panes-css | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 67 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 14.5K | 5.9M | 416 |
| 30d Downloads | 51 | 549.6K | 417 |
| Dependents | 9 | 1.0K | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 52 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 546d ago | 125d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 3y 9m | 27d |
Health Breakdown
layout_engine
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
taffy
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
panes-css
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| layout_engine | taffy | panes-css | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.9.2 | 0.7.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 158KB | 17KB |
| Features | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •taffy leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •taffy is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ layout_engine has not been updated in over a year.