Decision Workspace
promptsmith vs prompty vs md-tmpl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
promptsmith
experimentalv0.1.0
Render Handlebars prompt templates into role-tagged chat messages
62
prompty
experimentalv2.0.0-beta.3
Prompty is an asset class and format for LLM prompts
55
md-tmpl
experimentalv0.6.1
Lightweight template engine for .tmpl.md prompt files with typed frontmatter
Core Metrics
| promptsmith | prompty | md-tmpl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 62 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 20 | 390 | 285 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 21 | 15 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 13d ago | today |
| Age | 18d | 3m | 13d |
Health Breakdown
promptsmith
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
prompty
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
md-tmpl
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| promptsmith | prompty | md-tmpl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.0-beta.3 | 0.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 17 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 179KB | 71KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •prompty leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •promptsmith, md-tmpl are pre-1.0 — API may change.