Decision Workspace
tiny-nix-ipc vs turbomcp-unix vs uds
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
tiny-nix-ipc
growingv0.2.2
Minimal wrapper for using sockets as IPC with file descriptor passing
59
turbomcp-unix
growingv3.1.5
Unix domain socket transport implementation for the TurboMCP SDK
48
uds
growingv0.4.2
A unix domain socket crate that supports abstract addresses, fd-passing and seqpacket sockets.
Core Metrics
| tiny-nix-ipc | turbomcp-unix | uds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 59 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 2.0K | 8.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 221.1K |
| Dependents | 1 | 29 | 108 |
| Releases | 5 | 29 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1381d ago | 55d ago | 925d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 6m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
tiny-nix-ipc
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
turbomcp-unix
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
uds
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tiny-nix-ipc | turbomcp-unix | uds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 3.1.5 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 23KB | 47KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-unix leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •uds has the most downloads (8.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •uds is depended on by 108 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tiny-nix-ipc, uds have not been updated in over a year.
- •tiny-nix-ipc, uds are pre-1.0 — API may change.