Decision Workspace
proxychains-masq vs socks5x vs proxy-twister
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
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
socks5x
experimentalv0.1.3
A simple, async SOCKS5 proxy library for Rust
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 | socks5x | proxy-twister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 28 | 1.3K | 5.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 6 | 237 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 207d ago | 267d ago |
| Age | 20d | 6m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
proxychains-masq
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
socks5x
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
proxy-twister
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| proxychains-masq | socks5x | proxy-twister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.1.3 | 1.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 5 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 16KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •socks5x leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •proxy-twister has the most downloads (5.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •proxychains-masq, socks5x are pre-1.0 — API may change.