Decision Workspace
proxychains-masq vs rsocks vs proxy-twister
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
proxychains-masq
experimentalv0.1.5
TUN-based proxy chain engine — routes TCP flows through SOCKS4/5, HTTP CONNECT, and HTTPS CONNECT proxy chains via a userspace network stack.
49
rsocks
experimentalv2.3.0
A super basic SOCKS5 proxy.
48
proxy-twister
growingv1.1.7
A flexible HTTP proxy switcher that routes traffic through different proxies (SOCKS5 or HTTP) based on target host patterns.
Core Metrics
| proxychains-masq | rsocks | proxy-twister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 63 | 6.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 126d ago | 25d ago | 375d ago |
| Age | 4m | 25d | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
proxychains-masq
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
rsocks
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
proxy-twister
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| proxychains-masq | rsocks | proxy-twister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 2.3.0 | 1.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 10 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 30KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsocks leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •proxy-twister has the most downloads (6.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ proxy-twister has not been updated in over a year.
- •proxychains-masq is pre-1.0 — API may change.