Decision Workspace
specters vs boring-sys vs wtx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
specters
experimentalv2.0.0
HTTP client with full TLS, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 fingerprint control
70
boring-sys
stablev5.0.2
FFI bindings to BoringSSL
58
wtx
growingv0.43.1
A collection of different transport implementations and related tools focused primarily on web technologies.
Core Metrics
| specters | boring-sys | wtx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 70 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 11 | 4.2M | 61.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 272.0K | 721 |
| Dependents | 0 | 142 | 6 |
| Releases | 1 | 53 | 66 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 38d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 4d | 5y 4m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
specters
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
boring-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wtx
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| specters | boring-sys | wtx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 5.0.2 | 0.43.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 29 | 4 | 54 |
| Crate Size | 161KB | 5.2MB | 420KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 46 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.2% | 15.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring-sys leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boring-sys is depended on by 142 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •wtx is pre-1.0 — API may change.