Decision Workspace
btls-sys vs boring-rustls-provider vs boringssl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
btls-sys
experimentalv0.5.6
FFI bindings to BoringSSL
47
boring-rustls-provider
experimentalv5.0.0
A BoringSSL-based rustls crypto provider with optional FIPS and post-quantum support
30
boringssl
growingv0.0.5
BoringSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| btls-sys | boring-rustls-provider | boringssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 47 | 30 |
| Total Downloads | 6.8K | 278 | 10.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 35d ago | 38d ago | 3218d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
btls-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
boring-rustls-provider
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
boringssl
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| btls-sys | boring-rustls-provider | boringssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.6 | 5.0.0 | 0.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5.2MB | 44KB | 6.5MB |
| Features | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •btls-sys leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boringssl has the most downloads (10.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ boringssl has not been updated in over a year.
- •btls-sys, boringssl are pre-1.0 — API may change.