Decision Workspace
takproto vs cot_publisher vs rustak
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
takproto
experimentalv0.4.2
Rust library for TAK (Team Awareness Kit) Protocol - send CoT messages to TAK servers with mTLS support
54
cot_publisher
growingv2.0.0
Cursor On Target (COT) Publisher for multicast UDP or TCP for ATAK ecosystem
42
rustak
experimentalv0.1.1
RusTAK is a Rust library for interacting with ATAK, WinTAK, TAK Server, and other TAK-enabled products.
Core Metrics
| takproto | cot_publisher | rustak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 54 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 236 | 3.3K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 26 | 40 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 136d ago | 143d ago | 311d ago |
| Age | 4m | 2y 10m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
takproto
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
cot_publisher
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rustak
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| takproto | cot_publisher | rustak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 2.0.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 77KB | 38KB | 43KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 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 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cot_publisher has the most downloads (3.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •takproto, rustak are pre-1.0 — API may change.