Decision Workspace
ascom-alpaca-core vs ascom-alpaca vs lightspeed-astro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
ascom-alpaca-core
experimentalv0.2.3
Framework-agnostic ASCOM Alpaca protocol types and traits for Rust — all 10 device types, no HTTP framework required
52
ascom-alpaca
growingv1.0.0-beta.10
Rust implementation of the ASCOM Alpaca API for astronomy devices
46
lightspeed-astro
growingv1.1.5
The new protocol for astronomical devices communication
Core Metrics
| ascom-alpaca-core | ascom-alpaca | lightspeed-astro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 244 | 17.9K | 23.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Releases | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 105d ago | 181d ago | 1132d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 2m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
ascom-alpaca-core
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
ascom-alpaca
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lightspeed-astro
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ascom-alpaca-core | ascom-alpaca | lightspeed-astro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 1.0.0-beta.10 | 1.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 41 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 117KB | 11KB |
| Features | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascom-alpaca-core leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lightspeed-astro has the most downloads (23.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lightspeed-astro has not been updated in over a year.
- •ascom-alpaca-core is pre-1.0 — API may change.