Decision Workspace
socksns vs tor-socksproto vs shadowsocks
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
socksns
growingv0.4.0
A tool for running an application in an isolated network namespace, with external network access only through a SOCKS proxy.
69
tor-socksproto
growingv0.40.0
Encode and decode the SOCKS protocol, as extended in Tor
63
shadowsocks
stablev1.24.0
shadowsocks is a fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls.
Core Metrics
| socksns | tor-socksproto | shadowsocks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 69 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 11.5K | 318.4K | 806.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 31.0K | 37.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 148 | 110 |
| Releases | 9 | 48 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 593d ago | 24d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 4y 9m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
socksns
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tor-socksproto
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
shadowsocks
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| socksns | tor-socksproto | shadowsocks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.40.0 | 1.24.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 36KB | 100KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tor-socksproto leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shadowsocks has the most downloads (806.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tor-socksproto is depended on by 148 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ socksns has not been updated in over a year.
- •socksns, tor-socksproto are pre-1.0 — API may change.