Decision Workspace
async-openssl vs openssl-async vs boring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
async-openssl
experimentalv0.2.8
An implementation of SSL streams for async IO backed by OpenSSL
34
openssl-async
growingv0.3.0-alpha.5
Wrappers for the OpenSSL crate to allow use in async applications
74
boring
stablev5.1.0
BoringSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| async-openssl | openssl-async | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 34 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 10.5K | 17.6K | 4.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 799 | 0 | 196.0K |
| Dependents | 30 | 0 | 621 |
| Releases | 10 | 9 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 2467d ago | 68d ago |
| Age | 11m | 7y 1m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
async-openssl
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
openssl-async
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
boring
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| async-openssl | openssl-async | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.8 | 0.3.0-alpha.5 | 5.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 12KB | 218KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 15.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boring is depended on by 621 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ openssl-async has not been updated in over a year.
- •async-openssl, openssl-async are pre-1.0 — API may change.