Decision Workspace
prompty-anthropic vs claude-api vs claude-code-agent-sdk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
prompty-anthropic
experimentalv2.0.0-beta.1
Anthropic provider for Prompty — Claude Messages API executor and processor
57
claude-api
experimentalv0.5.3
Type-safe Rust client for the Anthropic API
56
claude-code-agent-sdk
experimentalv0.1.39
Rust SDK for Claude Code CLI with bidirectional streaming, hooks, custom tools, and plugin support
Core Metrics
| prompty-anthropic | claude-api | claude-code-agent-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 69 | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 23d ago | 102d ago |
| Age | 1m | 24d | 4m |
Health Breakdown
prompty-anthropic
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
claude-api
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
claude-code-agent-sdk
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| prompty-anthropic | claude-api | claude-code-agent-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0-beta.1 | 0.5.3 | 0.1.39 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 24 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 236KB | 95KB |
| Features | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •claude-api leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •claude-code-agent-sdk has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •claude-api, claude-code-agent-sdk are pre-1.0 — API may change.