Decision Workspace
mcproto-codec vs mc_protocol vs alec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
mcproto-codec
experimentalv0.1.4-beta.1
VarInt, encryption and compression coder & decoder for Minecraft protocols.
47
mc_protocol
experimentalv2.1.1
Rust implementation of Minecraft Java Edition protocol primitives: serialization, packet framing, encryption, and compression
61
alec
experimentalv1.3.10
Adaptive Lazy Evolving Compression - Smart codec for IoT sensor data with 90% compression ratio
Core Metrics
| mcproto-codec | mc_protocol | alec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 47 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 94 | 167 | 357 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 33d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
mcproto-codec
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mc_protocol
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
alec
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mcproto-codec | mc_protocol | alec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4-beta.1 | 2.1.1 | 1.3.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 26KB | 261KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alec leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mcproto-codec is pre-1.0 — API may change.