Decision Workspace
shadow-tls vs shadowsocks vs shadowsocks-service
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
shadow-tls
growingv0.2.20
A proxy to expose real tls handshake to the MITM.
63
shadowsocks
stablev1.24.0
shadowsocks is a fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls.
62
shadowsocks-service
stablev1.24.0
shadowsocks is a fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls.
Core Metrics
| shadow-tls | shadowsocks | shadowsocks-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 806.9K | 637.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 37.5K | 7.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 110 | 69 |
| Releases | 9 | 52 | 65 |
| Last Updated | 1074d ago | 107d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 9y 6m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
shadow-tls
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
shadowsocks
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
shadowsocks-service
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| shadow-tls | shadowsocks | shadowsocks-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.20 | 1.24.0 | 1.24.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 33 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 363KB | 100KB | 321KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shadowsocks leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shadowsocks is depended on by 110 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shadow-tls has not been updated in over a year.
- •shadow-tls is pre-1.0 — API may change.