Decision Workspace
tidy-tuntap vs tappers vs tun-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
tidy-tuntap
growingv0.3.1
tidy-tuntap is a Rust wrapper for working with TUN/TAP devices in Linux
49
tappers
growingv0.4.2
Cross-platform TUN, TAP and vETH interfaces
62
tun-rs
stablev2.8.2
Cross-platform TUN and TAP library
Core Metrics
| tidy-tuntap | tappers | tun-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 9.4K | 163.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 165 | 25.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 112 |
| Releases | 4 | 8 | 75 |
| Last Updated | 1091d ago | 508d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 1y 6m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
tidy-tuntap
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tappers
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
tun-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tidy-tuntap | tappers | tun-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.4.2 | 2.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 72KB | 171KB |
| Features | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tun-rs leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tun-rs is depended on by 112 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tidy-tuntap, tappers have not been updated in over a year.
- •tidy-tuntap, tappers are pre-1.0 — API may change.