Decision Workspace
switchback-protobuf vs grpc vs protofetch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
switchback-protobuf
experimentalv0.0.1-0.dev.5
Protobuf parser for the switchback framework.
64
grpc
growingv0.9.0
The official Rust implementation of gRPC: a high performance, open source, universal RPC framework.
60
protofetch
growingv0.1.19
A source dependency management tool for Protobuf.
Core Metrics
| switchback-protobuf | grpc | protofetch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 83 | 1.0M | 797.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.2K | 20.5K |
| Dependents | 3 | 110 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 30 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 46d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 22d | 9y 10m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
switchback-protobuf
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
grpc
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
protofetch
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| switchback-protobuf | grpc | protofetch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1-0.dev.5 | 0.9.0 | 0.1.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 35 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 87KB | 184KB | 255KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •grpc leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grpc is depended on by 110 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.