Decision Workspace
prost-twirp vs tonic-build vs tonic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
prost-twirp
growingv0.2.0
Code generator and library for calling/serving Twirp services in Rust using prost and hyper
73
tonic-build
growingv0.14.5
Codegen module of `tonic` gRPC implementation.
70
tonic
growingv0.14.5
A gRPC over HTTP/2 implementation focused on high performance, interoperability, and flexibility.
Core Metrics
| prost-twirp | tonic-build | tonic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 73 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 160.3M | 238.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 11.5M | 20.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 13.2K | 45.0K |
| Releases | 2 | 48 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 1179d ago | 36d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 6y 6m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
prost-twirp
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
tonic-build
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tonic
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| prost-twirp | tonic-build | tonic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.14.5 | 0.14.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 32 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 15KB | 110KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 2 | 3 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tonic-build leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tonic has the most downloads (238.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tonic is depended on by 45.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ prost-twirp has not been updated in over a year.