Decision Workspace
llm-connector vs onwards vs motosan-ai
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
llm-connector
growingv1.1.17
Next-generation Rust library for LLM protocol abstraction with native multi-modal support. Supports 12+ providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Aliyun, Zhipu, Ollama, Tencent, Volcengine, LongCat, Moonshot, DeepSeek, Xiaomi) with clean Protocol/Provider separation, type-safe interface, and universal streaming.
60
onwards
experimentalv0.22.0
A flexible LLM proxy library
59
motosan-ai
experimentalv0.5.1
Rust SDK for multi-provider AI chat
Core Metrics
| llm-connector | onwards | motosan-ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 10.7K | 10.2K | 325 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 619 | 325 |
| Dependents | 83 | 151 | 28 |
| Releases | 82 | 44 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 4d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7m | 16d |
Health Breakdown
llm-connector
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
onwards
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
motosan-ai
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| llm-connector | onwards | motosan-ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.17 | 0.22.0 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 35 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 3.9MB | 176KB | 70KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •onwards leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •llm-connector has the most downloads (10.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •onwards is depended on by 151 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •onwards, motosan-ai are pre-1.0 — API may change.