Decision Workspace
swissknife-automation-sdk vs szal vs dataflow-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
swissknife-automation-sdk
experimentalv0.1.1
Workflow automation SDK with integrations for Zapier, Make, n8n, Pipedream, Tray.io, and Workato
56
szal
experimentalv1.0.1
Workflow engine — step/flow execution with branching, retry, rollback, and parallel stages
55
dataflow-rs
growingv2.1.1
A lightweight rules engine for building IFTTT-style automation and data processing pipelines in Rust. Define rules with JSONLogic conditions, execute actions, and chain workflows.
Core Metrics
| swissknife-automation-sdk | szal | dataflow-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 72 | 139 | 21.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 139 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 93d ago | today | 33d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4d | 11m |
Health Breakdown
swissknife-automation-sdk
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
szal
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
dataflow-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| swissknife-automation-sdk | szal | dataflow-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.1 | 2.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 19 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 90KB | 216KB |
| Features | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •szal leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dataflow-rs has the most downloads (21.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •swissknife-automation-sdk is pre-1.0 — API may change.