Decision Workspace
tabbyssl vs mesalink vs boring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
tabbyssl
growingv0.10.0
Previously MesaLink, TabbySSL is an OpenSSL compatibility layer for the Rust TLS stack.
42
mesalink
growingv1.1.0-cratesio
MesaLink is a memory-safe and OpenSSL-compatible TLS library based on Rustls and Ring.
74
boring
stablev5.0.2
BoringSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| tabbyssl | mesalink | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 42 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 28.9K | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 1.5K | 241.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 32 | 473 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 2314d ago | 2415d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 6y 7m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tabbyssl
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
mesalink
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
boring
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tabbyssl | mesalink | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 1.1.0-cratesio | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 17 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 150KB | 2.7MB | 209KB |
| Features | 4 | 14 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 75.0% | 16.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boring is depended on by 473 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tabbyssl, mesalink have not been updated in over a year.
- •tabbyssl is pre-1.0 — API may change.