Decision Workspace
tokio-socks vs socks5-impl vs async-socks5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
tokio-socks
growingv0.5.2
Asynchronous SOCKS proxy support for Rust.
60
socks5-impl
growingv0.8.3
Fundamental abstractions and async read / write functions for SOCKS5 protocol and Relatively low-level asynchronized SOCKS5 server implementation based on tokio
51
async-socks5
growingv0.6.0
An async/.await SOCKS5 implementation
Core Metrics
| tokio-socks | socks5-impl | async-socks5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 60 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 18.2M | 308.2K | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 982.8K | 23.6K | 68.7K |
| Dependents | 846 | 174 | 55 |
| Releases | 12 | 57 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 667d ago | today | 820d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 3y 4m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-socks
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
socks5-impl
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
async-socks5
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tokio-socks | socks5-impl | async-socks5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.8.3 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 51KB | 11KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 14.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •socks5-impl leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-socks has the most downloads (18.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio-socks is depended on by 846 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokio-socks, async-socks5 have not been updated in over a year.