Decision Workspace
tower-request-guard vs pulseengine-mcp-security vs vld-tower
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
tower-request-guard
experimentalv0.1.0
Request validation middleware for Tower
56
pulseengine-mcp-security
experimentalv0.17.0
Security middleware and validation for MCP servers - PulseEngine MCP Framework
48
vld-tower
experimentalv0.3.0
Tower middleware for vld — validate HTTP request bodies in any Tower-compatible framework
Core Metrics
| tower-request-guard | pulseengine-mcp-security | vld-tower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 56 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 11.1K | 60 |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 234 | 36 |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 96d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 15d | 9m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
tower-request-guard
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
pulseengine-mcp-security
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
vld-tower
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tower-request-guard | pulseengine-mcp-security | vld-tower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.17.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 25KB | 8KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pulseengine-mcp-security leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.