Decision Workspace
mcp-gateway vs pmcp vs lazy-mcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
mcp-gateway
experimentalv2.9.1
Universal MCP Gateway - Single-port multiplexing with Meta-MCP for ~95% context token savings
68
pmcp
growingv2.0.2
High-quality Rust SDK for Model Context Protocol (MCP) with full TypeScript SDK compatibility
48
lazy-mcp
experimentalv2.2.5
MCP proxy that lazy-loads servers and exposes them as four meta-tools
Core Metrics
| mcp-gateway | pmcp | lazy-mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 68 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 155 | 57.5K | 35 |
| 30d Downloads | 111 | 6.2K | 35 |
| Dependents | 0 | 762 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 60 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 3d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8m | 8d |
Health Breakdown
mcp-gateway
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
pmcp
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
lazy-mcp
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mcp-gateway | pmcp | lazy-mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.9.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 57 | 73 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3.8MB | 8.0MB | 12KB |
| Features | 10 | 27 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.83.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pmcp leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pmcp is depended on by 762 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.