Decision Workspace
socks-lib vs shadowsocks vs shadowsocks-service
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
socks-lib
growingv0.1.6
A library compliant with the SOCKS protocol standard
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
| socks-lib | shadowsocks | shadowsocks-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 18.1K | 806.9K | 637.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 679 | 36.7K | 7.5K |
| Dependents | 40 | 110 | 69 |
| Releases | 7 | 52 | 65 |
| Last Updated | 194d ago | 107d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 9y 6m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
socks-lib
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
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
| socks-lib | shadowsocks | shadowsocks-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.24.0 | 1.24.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 33 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 100KB | 321KB |
| Features | 2 | 9 | 29 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 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.
- •socks-lib is pre-1.0 — API may change.