Decision Workspace
mcpserver vs turbomcp-protocol vs mcp-kit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
mcpserver
experimentalv0.3.1
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server library for Rust — a pure protocol handler implementing the 2025-03-26 spec
67
turbomcp-protocol
growingv3.0.10
Complete MCP protocol implementation with types, traits, context management, and message handling
52
mcp-kit
experimentalv0.4.0
Ergonomic, type-safe Rust library for building MCP servers with plugin system and real API integrations
Core Metrics
| mcpserver | turbomcp-protocol | mcp-kit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 67 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 70 | 15.5K | 137 |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 2.7K | 137 |
| Dependents | 0 | 652 | 3 |
| Releases | 4 | 69 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 1d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7m | 15d |
Health Breakdown
mcpserver
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
turbomcp-protocol
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
mcp-kit
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mcpserver | turbomcp-protocol | mcp-kit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 3.0.10 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 40 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 205KB | 158KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.89.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-protocol leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbomcp-protocol is depended on by 652 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mcpserver, mcp-kit are pre-1.0 — API may change.