Decision Workspace
rustak vs takproto vs cot_publisher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
rustak
growingv0.1.1
RusTAK is a Rust library for interacting with ATAK, WinTAK, TAK Server, and other TAK-enabled products.
55
takproto
experimentalv0.4.2
Rust library for TAK (Team Awareness Kit) Protocol - send CoT messages to TAK servers with mTLS support
53
cot_publisher
growingv2.0.0
Cursor On Target (COT) Publisher for multicast UDP or TCP for ATAK ecosystem
Core Metrics
| rustak | takproto | cot_publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 243 | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 370d ago | 195d ago | 202d ago |
| Age | 1y | 6m | 2y 12m |
Health Breakdown
rustak
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
takproto
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
cot_publisher
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rustak | takproto | cot_publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.4.2 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 77KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •takproto leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cot_publisher has the most downloads (3.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rustak has not been updated in over a year.
- •rustak, takproto are pre-1.0 — API may change.