Decision Workspace
alpaca-fix vs fix-codec-rs vs fix-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
alpaca-fix
experimentalv0.3.2
FIX protocol client for Alpaca trading platform
39
fix-codec-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
High-performance FIX protocol encoder/decoder for low-latency trading systems
38
fix-rs
growingv0.2.1
FIX (Financial Information Exchange) engine written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| alpaca-fix | fix-codec-rs | fix-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 39 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 138 | 608 | 5.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 140d ago | 3374d ago |
| Age | 6m | 4m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
alpaca-fix
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
fix-codec-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
fix-rs
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| alpaca-fix | fix-codec-rs | fix-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.1.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 41KB | 120KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alpaca-fix leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fix-rs has the most downloads (5.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fix-rs has not been updated in over a year.