Decision Workspace
boring-sys vs btls-sys vs boringssl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
boring-sys
stablev5.0.2
FFI bindings to BoringSSL
53
btls-sys
experimentalv0.5.5
FFI bindings to BoringSSL
30
boringssl
growingv0.0.5
BoringSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| boring-sys | btls-sys | boringssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 53 | 30 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2M | 1.7K | 10.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 272.0K | 1.5K | 10 |
| Dependents | 142 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 53 | 6 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 38d ago | 4d ago | 3159d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 1m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
boring-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
btls-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
boringssl
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| boring-sys | btls-sys | boringssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.2 | 0.5.5 | 0.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5.2MB | 5.2MB | 6.5MB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 13.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 5 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring-sys leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boring-sys is depended on by 142 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ boringssl has not been updated in over a year.
- •btls-sys, boringssl are pre-1.0 — API may change.