Decision Workspace
alpaca-rest-http vs turbomcp-transport vs launchdarkly-sdk-transport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
alpaca-rest-http
experimentalv0.29.0
Shared HTTP transport layer for the alpaca-rust workspace
63
turbomcp-transport
growingv3.1.5
Multi-protocol transport layer supporting HTTP, WebSocket, STDIO, and TCP for MCP communications
63
launchdarkly-sdk-transport
experimentalv0.1.4
Generic transport trait and optional implementations for use across LaunchDarkly Rust libraries
Core Metrics
| alpaca-rest-http | turbomcp-transport | launchdarkly-sdk-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 63 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 628 | 30.0K | 127.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.5K | 30.6K |
| Dependents | 37 | 415 | 124 |
| Releases | 17 | 79 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 55d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 3m | 10m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
alpaca-rest-http
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
turbomcp-transport
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
launchdarkly-sdk-transport
Maintenance
21
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| alpaca-rest-http | turbomcp-transport | launchdarkly-sdk-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.29.0 | 3.1.5 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 45 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 142KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.97.0 | 1.89.0 | 1.94.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-transport leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •launchdarkly-sdk-transport has the most downloads (127.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •turbomcp-transport is depended on by 415 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •alpaca-rest-http, launchdarkly-sdk-transport are pre-1.0 — API may change.