Decision Workspace
boring-rustls-provider vs rustls-connector vs btls-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
boring-rustls-provider
experimentalv5.0.0
A BoringSSL-based rustls crypto provider with optional FIPS and post-quantum support
67
rustls-connector
growingv0.23.6
Connector similar to openssl or native-tls for rustls
58
btls-sys
experimentalv0.5.6
FFI bindings to BoringSSL
Core Metrics
| boring-rustls-provider | rustls-connector | btls-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 67 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 278 | 8.1M | 6.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 605.6K | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 210 | 9 |
| Releases | 1 | 66 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 38d ago | 1d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y | 3m |
Health Breakdown
boring-rustls-provider
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rustls-connector
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
btls-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| boring-rustls-provider | rustls-connector | btls-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0 | 0.23.6 | 0.5.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 13KB | 5.2MB |
| Features | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustls-connector leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustls-connector is depended on by 210 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rustls-connector, btls-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.