Decision Workspace
gbp-mls vs gbp-protocol vs mls-spec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
gbp-mls
experimentalv1.5.5
MLS (RFC 9420) integration for the Group Protocol Stack: openmls 0.8 plus a ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD layer driven by labelled exporters.
60
gbp-protocol
experimentalv1.5.5
Group Broadcast Protocol base layer: GbpFrame (CBOR), control plane and error object. The IP-like substrate that GTP, GAP and GSP build on top of.
59
mls-spec
stablev2.0.1
This crate is a repository of MLS / RFC9420-related data structures.
Core Metrics
| gbp-mls | gbp-protocol | mls-spec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 941 | 971 | 52.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 3.5K |
| Dependents | 151 | 150 | 0 |
| Releases | 26 | 26 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 5d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 16d | 16d | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
gbp-mls
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
gbp-protocol
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mls-spec
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| gbp-mls | gbp-protocol | mls-spec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 8KB | 50KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gbp-mls leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mls-spec has the most downloads (52.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gbp-mls is depended on by 151 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.