Decision Workspace
mcap-rs vs mcap vs arducap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
mcap-rs
growingv0.3.4
A library for reading and writing Foxglove MCAP files
54
mcap
growingv0.24.0
A library for reading and writing MCAP files
40
arducap
experimentalv0.2.0
A CLI tool to convert ArduPilot Dataflash logs (.bin) to Foxglove MCAP files.
Core Metrics
| mcap-rs | mcap | arducap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 54 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 6.1M | 28 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 710.7K | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1274d ago | 116d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 3y 6m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
mcap-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
7
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
mcap
Maintenance
13
Quality
8
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
arducap
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mcap-rs | mcap | arducap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 0.24.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 28 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 1.8MB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mcap leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mcap is depended on by 259 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mcap-rs has not been updated in over a year.