Decision Workspace
beam_file vs ei-sys vs erl_dist_mcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
beam_file
growingv0.3.1
Library for processing Erlang BEAM file
42
ei-sys
growingv0.8.1
Low level Rust bindings to ei, a library to communicate with distributed Erlang.
40
erl_dist_mcp
experimentalv0.1.0
Erlang Distribution MCP Server - connects to Erlang/BEAM nodes for introspection and debugging
Core Metrics
| beam_file | ei-sys | erl_dist_mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 42 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 19.9K | 14.9K | 19 |
| 30d Downloads | 132 | 15 | 4 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1002d ago | 2591d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 9y 10m | 7y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
beam_file
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ei-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
erl_dist_mcp
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| beam_file | ei-sys | erl_dist_mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.8.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 10KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ei-sys leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •beam_file has the most downloads (19.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ beam_file, ei-sys have not been updated in over a year.