Decision Workspace
crystal-server vs foundations vs tower
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
crystal-server
growingv0.1.0
The client of a back-end provider to create multiplayer games.
69
foundations
stablev5.5.3
A Rust service foundations library.
65
tower
growingv0.5.3
Tower is a library of modular and reusable components for building robust clients and servers.
Core Metrics
| crystal-server | foundations | tower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 69 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 819 | 2.1M | 372.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 236.3K | 33.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 29 | 42.8K |
| Releases | 1 | 31 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 401d ago | 16d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 2y 2m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
crystal-server
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
2
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
foundations
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
tower
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| crystal-server | foundations | tower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.5.3 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 65 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 322KB | 110KB |
| Features | 3 | 21 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 19.4% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •foundations leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower has the most downloads (372.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tower is depended on by 42.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crystal-server has not been updated in over a year.
- •crystal-server, tower are pre-1.0 — API may change.