Decision Workspace
gotatun-cli vs defguard_wireguard_rs vs wintun-bindings
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
gotatun-cli
experimentalv0.7.0
an implementation of the WireGuard® protocol designed for portability and speed
64
defguard_wireguard_rs
growingv0.9.6
A unified multi-platform high-level API for managing WireGuard interfaces
64
wintun-bindings
growingv0.7.38
Safe idiomatic bindings to the WinTun C library and more enhancements
Core Metrics
| gotatun-cli | defguard_wireguard_rs | wintun-bindings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 64 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 211 | 129.5K | 408.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 15.8K | 34.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 22 | 126 |
| Releases | 11 | 26 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 21d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 6m | 2y 7m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
gotatun-cli
Maintenance
22
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
defguard_wireguard_rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
wintun-bindings
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gotatun-cli | defguard_wireguard_rs | wintun-bindings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.9.6 | 0.7.38 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 22 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 97KB | 795KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •defguard_wireguard_rs leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wintun-bindings has the most downloads (408.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wintun-bindings is depended on by 126 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.