Decision Workspace
tower-mcp vs ultrafast-mcp-core vs ultrafast-mcp-transport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
tower-mcp
experimentalv0.10.1
Tower-native Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementation
56
ultrafast-mcp-core
growingv202506018.1.0
Core protocol implementation for UltraFast MCP
56
ultrafast-mcp-transport
growingv202506018.1.0
Transport layer for UltraFast MCP
Core Metrics
| tower-mcp | ultrafast-mcp-core | ultrafast-mcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7K | 13.9K | 13.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 63 | 26 | 15 |
| Releases | 29 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 316d ago | 316d ago |
| Age | 3m | 10m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
tower-mcp
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
ultrafast-mcp-core
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ultrafast-mcp-transport
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tower-mcp | ultrafast-mcp-core | ultrafast-mcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.1 | 202506018.1.0 | 202506018.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 34 | 17 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 348KB | 93KB | 40KB |
| Features | 16 | 3 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tower-mcp leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ultrafast-mcp-core has the most downloads (13.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tower-mcp is pre-1.0 — API may change.