Decision Workspace
loopy-signal-protocol vs mc_protocol vs huddle-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
27
loopy-signal-protocol
growingv0.1.0
Re-export of Signal Protocol library (AGPL-3.0) for crates.io compatibility. Original by Signal Messenger, LLC.
53
mc_protocol
experimentalv2.2.0
Rust implementation of Minecraft Java Edition protocol primitives: serialization, packet framing, encryption, and compression
50
huddle-protocol
experimentalv2.2.1
The Huddle wire protocol and pure cryptographic constructions — the runtime-free core that both the huddle client and relay speak.
Core Metrics
| loopy-signal-protocol | mc_protocol | huddle-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 27 | 53 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 437 | 273 | 336 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 405d ago | 31d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
loopy-signal-protocol
Maintenance
2
Quality
7
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mc_protocol
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
huddle-protocol
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| loopy-signal-protocol | mc_protocol | huddle-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 29KB | 114KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mc_protocol leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •loopy-signal-protocol has the most downloads (437), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ loopy-signal-protocol has not been updated in over a year.
- •loopy-signal-protocol is pre-1.0 — API may change.