Decision Workspace
mcp-messaging vs mcp-notifications vs po
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
mcp-messaging
experimentalv1.4.0
Messaging & Notifications MCP server — push notifications, SMS, webhooks, in-app messaging, message queues, broadcasts
42
mcp-notifications
experimentalv1.0.0
Notifications MCP Server — push, SMS, email, in-app, webhooks, templates, and delivery tracking for AI agents
33
po
growingv0.1.4
A Rust API and command-line notification pusher for the Pushover notification service
Core Metrics
| mcp-messaging | mcp-notifications | po | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 42 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 98 | 18 | 14.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 50d ago | 3867d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mcp-messaging
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mcp-notifications
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
po
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| mcp-messaging | mcp-notifications | po | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 14KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mcp-messaging leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •po has the most downloads (14.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ po has not been updated in over a year.
- •po is pre-1.0 — API may change.