Decision Workspace
llm-connector vs stakai vs onwards
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
llm-connector
growingv1.4.0
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.
63
stakai
experimentalv0.3.82
A provider-agnostic Rust SDK for AI completions with streaming support - Built by Stakpak
62
onwards
experimentalv0.28.0
A flexible LLM proxy library
Core Metrics
| llm-connector | stakai | onwards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 11.9K | 2.4K | 10.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 88 | 346 | 199 |
| Releases | 89 | 85 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 6d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 7m | 4m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
llm-connector
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
stakai
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
onwards
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| llm-connector | stakai | onwards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 0.3.82 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 28 | 23 | 41 |
| Crate Size | 2.2MB | 154KB | 223KB |
| Features | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stakai leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •llm-connector has the most downloads (11.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •stakai is depended on by 346 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •stakai, onwards are pre-1.0 — API may change.