Decision Workspace
obfs4 vs arti-client vs tor-proto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
obfs4
growingv0.1.0-alpha.1
Pure rust implementation of the obfs4 pluggable transport
73
arti-client
growingv0.40.0
Library for connecting to the Tor network as an anonymous client
70
tor-proto
growingv0.40.0
Asynchronous client-side implementation of the central Tor network protocols
Core Metrics
| obfs4 | arti-client | tor-proto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 73 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 345.5K | 365.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 29.7K | 30.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 345 | 541 |
| Releases | 1 | 51 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 552d ago | 24d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 4y 5m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
obfs4
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
arti-client
Maintenance
23
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
tor-proto
Maintenance
21
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| obfs4 | arti-client | tor-proto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.1 | 0.40.0 | 0.40.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 40 | 61 | 74 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 122KB | 524KB |
| Features | 2 | 36 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.89 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arti-client leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tor-proto has the most downloads (365.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tor-proto is depended on by 541 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ obfs4 has not been updated in over a year.