Decision Workspace
protoc-gen-tonic vs tonic-prost-build vs tonic-prost
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
protoc-gen-tonic
growingv0.5.0
Protocol Buffers compiler plugin for gRPC services powered by Prost! and Tonic
65
tonic-prost-build
experimentalv0.14.6
Prost build integration for tonic
64
tonic-prost
experimentalv0.14.6
Prost codec implementation for tonic
Core Metrics
| protoc-gen-tonic | tonic-prost-build | tonic-prost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 14.2M | 31.8M | 63.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 288.0K | 3.8M | 7.5M |
| Dependents | 349 | 4.5K | 9.8K |
| Releases | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 225d ago | 68d ago | 68d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 11m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
protoc-gen-tonic
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
tonic-prost-build
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tonic-prost
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| protoc-gen-tonic | tonic-prost-build | tonic-prost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.14.6 | 0.14.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 15KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tonic-prost-build leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tonic-prost has the most downloads (63.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tonic-prost is depended on by 9.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.