Decision Workspace
basic_tcp_proxy vs tobaru vs routez
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
basic_tcp_proxy
growingv0.3.2
Simple synchronous TCP proxy crate for forwarding TCP connections
43
tobaru
growingv0.9.4
Port forwarding CLI utility written in Rust with allowlists, TLS SNI and ALPN routing, HTTP forwarding, load balancing, IP-to-destination mapping, and iptables support.
35
routez
growingv0.3.1
⏩ A zero-dep port forwarder.
Core Metrics
| basic_tcp_proxy | tobaru | routez | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 43 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 22.1K | 7.0K | 8.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1058d ago | 140d ago | 1189d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 4y 7m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
basic_tcp_proxy
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tobaru
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
routez
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| basic_tcp_proxy | tobaru | routez | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.9.4 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 87KB | 108KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tobaru leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •basic_tcp_proxy has the most downloads (22.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ basic_tcp_proxy, routez have not been updated in over a year.