Decision Workspace
mesalink vs tabbyssl vs boring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
mesalink
growingv1.1.0-cratesio
MesaLink is a memory-safe and OpenSSL-compatible TLS library based on Rustls and Ring.
32
tabbyssl
growingv0.10.0
Previously MesaLink, TabbySSL is an OpenSSL compatibility layer for the Rust TLS stack.
74
boring
stablev5.0.2
BoringSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| mesalink | tabbyssl | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 32 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 28.9K | 1.8K | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 4 | 241.2K |
| Dependents | 32 | 0 | 473 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 2415d ago | 2314d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 6y 4m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mesalink
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
tabbyssl
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
boring
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mesalink | tabbyssl | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0-cratesio | 0.10.0 | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 16 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 2.7MB | 150KB | 209KB |
| Features | 14 | 4 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 75.0% | 0.0% | 16.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boring is depended on by 473 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mesalink, tabbyssl have not been updated in over a year.
- •tabbyssl is pre-1.0 — API may change.