Decision Workspace
zag vs vtcode vs elph
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
zag
experimentalv0.18.0
A unified Rust interface for AI coding agents — re-exports zag-agent and zag-orch
57
vtcode
experimentalv0.128.4
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
52
elph
experimentalv0.0.26
Minimalist AI agent companion for coding
Core Metrics
| zag | vtcode | elph | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 27.3K | 475 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 36 | 400 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 59d ago | 30d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 3m | 9m | 10d |
Health Breakdown
zag
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
vtcode
Maintenance
21
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
elph
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| zag | vtcode | elph | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 | 0.128.4 | 0.0.26 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 57 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 1.4MB | 67KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.96 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.