Decision Workspace
cobalt vs limnus-message vs protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
cobalt
growingv0.22.0
Low level, UDP based networking library.
57
limnus-message
growingv0.1.0
message container
53
protocol
growingv3.4.0
Easy protocol definitions
Core Metrics
| cobalt | limnus-message | protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 32.6K | 17.2K | 151.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 41 | 681 | 1.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 150 | 21 |
| Releases | 18 | 12 | 71 |
| Last Updated | 3323d ago | 45d ago | 1294d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 1y 4m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
cobalt
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
limnus-message
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
protocol
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cobalt | limnus-message | protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.22.0 | 0.1.0 | 3.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 9KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •limnus-message leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •protocol has the most downloads (151.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •limnus-message is depended on by 150 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cobalt, protocol have not been updated in over a year.
- •cobalt, limnus-message are pre-1.0 — API may change.