Decision Workspace
huddle-server vs huddle vs huddle-gui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
huddle-server
experimentalv2.2.1
Centralized E2E relay + offline mailbox for huddle, designed to run behind a Tor v3 onion service. Treats huddle's wire bytes as opaque ciphertext — it never decrypts.
50
huddle
experimentalv2.2.1
Terminal-native chat over a self-hosted Tor onion relay (opt-in LAN mDNS / direct dial), all Megolm end-to-end encrypted.
47
huddle-gui
experimentalv2.2.1
Native desktop GUI (egui/eframe) for huddle — end-to-end-encrypted chat over a Tor onion relay.
Core Metrics
| huddle-server | huddle | huddle-gui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 50 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 567 | 867 | 553 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 36 | 55 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 25d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
huddle-server
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
huddle
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
huddle-gui
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| huddle-server | huddle | huddle-gui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 15 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 238KB | 157KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •huddle leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.