Decision Workspace
vanta vs frate vs pmls
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
vanta
experimentalv0.0.23
Vanta — every developer tool, one command. The main CLI binary.
45
frate
experimentalv0.4.0
A local, dev-focused package manager for developer tools, inspired by Scoop and Cargo
44
pmls
experimentalv1.2.2
Fast cross-platform CLI tool that lists installed package managers, their versions, and global package directories
Core Metrics
| vanta | frate | pmls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 45 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 474 | 1.5K | 46 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 350d ago | 138d ago |
| Age | 13d | 11m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
vanta
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
frate
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
pmls
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| vanta | frate | pmls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.23 | 0.4.0 | 1.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 20 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 37KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vanta leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •frate has the most downloads (1.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vanta, frate are pre-1.0 — API may change.