Decision Workspace
runnel-rs vs wiretap-rs vs fast-socks5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
runnel-rs
experimentalv0.2.2
A Rust proxy and tunnel toolbox with WireGuard-style, TUN, SOCKS, and TLS-based transports.
37
wiretap-rs
experimentalv0.3.0
A transparent, VPN-like proxy server that tunnels traffic via WireGuard - Rust port of the original Go implementation
61
fast-socks5
stablev1.0.0
Fast SOCKS5 client/server implementation written in Rust async/.await (tokio)
Core Metrics
| runnel-rs | wiretap-rs | fast-socks5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 37 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 45 | 14 | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 140.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 292 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 49d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
runnel-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
wiretap-rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
fast-socks5
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| runnel-rs | wiretap-rs | fast-socks5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 31 | 20 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 822KB | 157KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fast-socks5 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fast-socks5 is depended on by 292 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •runnel-rs, wiretap-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.