Decision Workspace
native-tls vs schannel vs volga-dev-cert
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
native-tls
growingv0.2.18
A wrapper over a platform's native TLS implementation
64
schannel
growingv0.1.29
Schannel bindings for rust, allowing SSL/TLS (e.g. https) without openssl
62
volga-dev-cert
experimentalv0.9.3
A Rust library for generating self-signed TLS certificates for local development.
Core Metrics
| native-tls | schannel | volga-dev-cert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 264.3M | 218.1M | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.4M | 24.0M | 0 |
| Dependents | 10.3K | 246 | 20 |
| Releases | 25 | 32 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 51d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 10y 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
native-tls
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
schannel
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
volga-dev-cert
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| native-tls | schannel | volga-dev-cert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.18 | 0.1.29 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 34KB | 8KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.80 | 1.71.0 | 1.90.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •schannel leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •native-tls has the most downloads (264.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •native-tls is depended on by 10.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.