Decision Workspace
van vs gwa vs spawn_point
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
van
experimentalv0.1.32
CLI toolchain for Van template engine — init, dev server, generate
46
gwa
experimentalv0.1.4
General Web App (GWA) project generator engine CLI tool.
45
spawn_point
growingv1.1.0
A CLI tool for generating project scaffolds from templates with built-in validation.
Core Metrics
| van | gwa | spawn_point | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 46 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 157 | 1.0K | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 157 | 7 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 144d ago | 333d ago |
| Age | 25d | 8m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
van
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
gwa
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
spawn_point
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| van | gwa | spawn_point | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.32 | 0.1.4 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 37KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gwa leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •spawn_point has the most downloads (1.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •van, gwa are pre-1.0 — API may change.