Decision Workspace
rusty-penguin vs tokio-tungstenite vs async-tungstenite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
rusty-penguin
growingv0.8.2
A fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP WebSocket
75
tokio-tungstenite
growingv0.29.0
Tokio binding for Tungstenite, the Lightweight stream-based WebSocket implementation
74
async-tungstenite
growingv0.34.0
Async binding for Tungstenite, the Lightweight stream-based WebSocket implementation
Core Metrics
| rusty-penguin | tokio-tungstenite | async-tungstenite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 75 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 24.7K | 156.3M | 16.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 13.3M | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 23.9K | 2.8K |
| Releases | 21 | 39 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 149d ago | 10d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 9y | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
rusty-penguin
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tokio-tungstenite
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
async-tungstenite
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| rusty-penguin | tokio-tungstenite | async-tungstenite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 0.29.0 | 0.34.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 36 | 17 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 30KB | 50KB |
| Features | 23 | 10 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-tungstenite leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-tungstenite is depended on by 23.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.