Decision Workspace
fastmcp-transport vs pulseengine-mcp-transport vs turbomcp-transport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
fastmcp-transport
experimentalv0.3.2
Transport layer (stdio, SSE, WebSocket) for FastMCP
61
pulseengine-mcp-transport
growingv0.17.1
[DEPRECATED] Use rmcp instead. MCP transport layer.
63
turbomcp-transport
growingv3.1.5
Multi-protocol transport layer supporting HTTP, WebSocket, STDIO, and TCP for MCP communications
Core Metrics
| fastmcp-transport | pulseengine-mcp-transport | turbomcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 61 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 12.1K | 30.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.5K |
| Dependents | 24 | 45 | 415 |
| Releases | 6 | 28 | 79 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 106d ago | 55d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y | 10m |
Health Breakdown
fastmcp-transport
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
pulseengine-mcp-transport
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
turbomcp-transport
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fastmcp-transport | pulseengine-mcp-transport | turbomcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.17.1 | 3.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | 45 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 61KB | 142KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-transport leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbomcp-transport is depended on by 415 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fastmcp-transport, pulseengine-mcp-transport are pre-1.0 — API may change.