Decision Workspace
turbomcp-grpc vs tonic-iroh-transport vs alternate-tonic-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
turbomcp-grpc
growingv3.1.5
gRPC transport for TurboMCP - high-performance MCP over HTTP/2
50
tonic-iroh-transport
growingv0.9.2
Transport layer for using tonic gRPC over iroh p2p connections
46
alternate-tonic-client
experimentalv0.1.3
An alternative gRPC client stack meant to be a replacement for tonic's built-in Channel.
Core Metrics
| turbomcp-grpc | tonic-iroh-transport | alternate-tonic-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 50 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 515 | 1.6K | 85 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 65d ago | 199d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1y 1m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
turbomcp-grpc
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
tonic-iroh-transport
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
alternate-tonic-client
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| turbomcp-grpc | tonic-iroh-transport | alternate-tonic-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.5 | 0.9.2 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 32 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 80KB | 17KB |
| Features | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.89.0 | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-grpc leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tonic-iroh-transport has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tonic-iroh-transport, alternate-tonic-client are pre-1.0 — API may change.