Decision Workspace
penguin-app vs penguin vs just
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
penguin-app
growingv0.2.7
Dev server with auto-reload, static file server, proxy support, and more. Language and framework agnostic. This is the CLI app, but Penguin exists as a library, too.
49
penguin
growingv0.1.9
Dev server with auto-reload, static file server, proxy support, and more. Language and framework agnostic. This is the library crate, but Penguin exists as a CLI app, too.
68
just
stablev1.48.1
🤖 Just a command runner
Core Metrics
| penguin-app | penguin | just | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 49 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8K | 15.4K | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 87 | 60.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 50 | 90 |
| Releases | 9 | 10 | 157 |
| Last Updated | 255d ago | 255d ago | today |
| Age | 5y | 5y | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
penguin-app
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
penguin
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
just
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| penguin-app | penguin | just | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.7 | 0.1.9 | 1.48.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 34KB | 314KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •just leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •penguin-app, penguin are pre-1.0 — API may change.