Decision Workspace
rcon2mc vs mca vs shen-nbt5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
rcon2mc
experimentalv0.1.0
A RCON client lib for Minecraft server.
60
mca
stablev2.1.2
Reader/Writer for Minecraft Region Files (.mca)
49
shen-nbt5
growingv0.4.6
Just A FASSST NBT parser/writer
Core Metrics
| rcon2mc | mca | shen-nbt5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 60 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 171 | 8.7K | 9.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 146 | 198 | 78 |
| Dependents | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| Releases | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 13d ago | 632d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1y 7m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
rcon2mc
Maintenance
12
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
mca
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
shen-nbt5
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| rcon2mc | mca | shen-nbt5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.2 | 0.4.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 32KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 46.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mca leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shen-nbt5 has the most downloads (9.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ shen-nbt5 has not been updated in over a year.
- •rcon2mc, shen-nbt5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.