Decision Workspace
litellm-rs vs edgee vs onwards
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
litellm-rs
experimentalv0.3.1
A high-performance AI Gateway written in Rust, providing OpenAI-compatible APIs with intelligent routing, load balancing, and enterprise features
57
edgee
stablev2.0.5
Rust SDK for the Edgee AI Gateway
60
onwards
experimentalv0.22.0
A flexible LLM proxy library
Core Metrics
| litellm-rs | edgee | onwards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 57 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 39.6K | 10.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 156 | 113 | 619 |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 151 |
| Releases | 7 | 72 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 15d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1y 9m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
litellm-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
6
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
edgee
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
onwards
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| litellm-rs | edgee | onwards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 2.0.5 | 0.22.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 78 | 10 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 2.1MB | 31KB | 176KB |
| Features | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 28.6% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.75 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •onwards leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •edgee has the most downloads (39.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •onwards is depended on by 151 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •litellm-rs, onwards are pre-1.0 — API may change.