Decision Workspace
llmkit vs limit-llm vs onwards
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
llmkit
experimentalv0.1.3
Production-grade LLM client - 100+ providers, 11,000+ models. Pure Rust.
51
limit-llm
experimentalv0.0.46
Multi-provider LLM client for Rust with streaming support. Supports Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, and z.ai.
60
onwards
experimentalv0.22.0
A flexible LLM proxy library
Core Metrics
| llmkit | limit-llm | onwards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 51 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 84 | 454 | 10.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 454 | 590 |
| Dependents | 0 | 53 | 151 |
| Releases | 5 | 28 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 71d ago | 1d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 18d | 7m |
Health Breakdown
llmkit
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
limit-llm
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
onwards
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| llmkit | limit-llm | onwards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.0.46 | 0.22.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 29 | 17 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 844KB | 54KB | 176KB |
| Features | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| 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.
- •onwards is depended on by 151 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.