Decision Workspace
pulseengine-mcp-transport vs turbomcp-transport vs fastmcp-transport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
pulseengine-mcp-transport
experimentalv0.17.0
Transport layer implementations for MCP servers (HTTP/SSE, WebSocket, stdio) - PulseEngine MCP Framework
66
turbomcp-transport
growingv3.0.10
Multi-protocol transport layer supporting HTTP, WebSocket, STDIO, and TCP for MCP communications
51
fastmcp-transport
experimentalv0.2.0
Transport layer (stdio, SSE, WebSocket) for FastMCP
Core Metrics
| pulseengine-mcp-transport | turbomcp-transport | fastmcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 66 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 11.3K | 14.8K | 358 |
| 30d Downloads | 242 | 2.6K | 256 |
| Dependents | 45 | 345 | 8 |
| Releases | 27 | 69 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 1d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 9m | 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
pulseengine-mcp-transport
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
turbomcp-transport
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
fastmcp-transport
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pulseengine-mcp-transport | turbomcp-transport | fastmcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.0 | 3.0.10 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 51 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 81KB | 176KB | 70KB |
| Features | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.89.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-transport leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbomcp-transport is depended on by 345 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pulseengine-mcp-transport, fastmcp-transport are pre-1.0 — API may change.