Decision Workspace
async-socks5 vs tokio-socks vs fast-socks5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
async-socks5
growingv0.6.0
An async/.await SOCKS5 implementation
53
tokio-socks
growingv0.5.2
Asynchronous SOCKS proxy support for Rust.
61
fast-socks5
stablev1.0.0
Fast SOCKS5 client/server implementation written in Rust async/.await (tokio)
Core Metrics
| async-socks5 | tokio-socks | fast-socks5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 53 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7M | 18.2M | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 68.7K | 982.8K | 140.8K |
| Dependents | 55 | 846 | 292 |
| Releases | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 820d ago | 667d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 7y 3m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
async-socks5
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
tokio-socks
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
fast-socks5
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| async-socks5 | tokio-socks | fast-socks5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.5.2 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 22KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-socks5 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-socks has the most downloads (18.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio-socks is depended on by 846 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-socks5, tokio-socks have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-socks5, tokio-socks are pre-1.0 — API may change.