Decision Workspace
colorful-lsp vs apollo-language-server vs tower-lsp-server
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
colorful-lsp
experimentalv0.3.0
Language server emitting part-of-speech semantic tokens for English prose.
63
apollo-language-server
growingv0.9.0
A GraphQL language server with first-class support for Apollo Federation
61
tower-lsp-server
growingv0.23.0
Language Server Protocol implementation based on Tower
Core Metrics
| colorful-lsp | apollo-language-server | tower-lsp-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 52 | 60.1K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.9K | 157.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 682 |
| Releases | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 12d ago | 219d ago |
| Age | 22d | 1y 10m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
colorful-lsp
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
apollo-language-server
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
tower-lsp-server
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| colorful-lsp | apollo-language-server | tower-lsp-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.23.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 22 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 99KB | 69KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •apollo-language-server leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower-lsp-server has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tower-lsp-server is depended on by 682 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.