Decision Workspace
mcp-host vs turbomcp vs turbomcp-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
mcp-host
experimentalv0.1.22
Production-grade MCP host crate for building Model Context Protocol servers
69
turbomcp
growingv3.0.10
Rust SDK for Model Context Protocol (MCP) with zero-boilerplate macros and WASM support
67
turbomcp-protocol
growingv3.0.10
Complete MCP protocol implementation with types, traits, context management, and message handling
Core Metrics
| mcp-host | turbomcp | turbomcp-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 69 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 745 | 13.1K | 15.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 279 | 2.4K | 2.8K |
| Dependents | 11 | 59 | 652 |
| Releases | 26 | 69 | 69 |
| Last Updated | today | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2m | 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
mcp-host
Maintenance
13
Quality
8
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
turbomcp
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
turbomcp-protocol
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mcp-host | turbomcp | turbomcp-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.22 | 3.0.10 | 3.0.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 25 | 40 |
| Crate Size | 171KB | 74KB | 205KB |
| Features | 5 | 17 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 11.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | 1.89.0 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbomcp-protocol has the most downloads (15.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •turbomcp-protocol is depended on by 652 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mcp-host is pre-1.0 — API may change.