Decision Workspace
spades vs state_machine_future vs nifty
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
spades
stablev2.0.0
Core 4-player Spades card-game state machine.
49
state_machine_future
growingv0.2.0
Easily create type-safe `Future`s from state machines — without the boilerplate.
49
nifty
growingv0.3.3
A library for generating Deterministic Finite State Automata (DFA).
Core Metrics
| spades | state_machine_future | nifty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 261.1K | 35.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 2754d ago | 2560d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 8y 5m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
spades
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
state_machine_future
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
nifty
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| spades | state_machine_future | nifty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 19KB | 332KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spades leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •state_machine_future has the most downloads (261.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ state_machine_future, nifty have not been updated in over a year.
- •state_machine_future, nifty are pre-1.0 — API may change.