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spdx-gen vs lice vs spdx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
spdx-gen
growingv0.2.3
SPDX license generator
42
lice
growingv0.1.4
Dead simple, minimal SPDX License generator library written in Rust.
64
spdx
growingv0.13.4
Helper crate for SPDX expressions
Core Metrics
| spdx-gen | lice | spdx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 42 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 10.2K | 15.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 21 | 919 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 942d ago | 88d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 2y 7m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
spdx-gen
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lice
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
spdx
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| spdx-gen | lice | spdx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.1.4 | 0.13.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 179KB | 3.1MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spdx leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •spdx is depended on by 919 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lice has not been updated in over a year.