Decision Workspace
tonic-openssl vs boring-sys vs tonic-tls
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
tonic-openssl
growingv0.3.0
A OpenSSL wrapper for tonic.
70
boring-sys
stablev5.0.2
FFI bindings to BoringSSL
63
tonic-tls
growingv0.7.1
TLS for tonic gRPC.
Core Metrics
| tonic-openssl | boring-sys | tonic-tls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 70 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 141.5K | 4.2M | 167.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 23.2K | 262.5K | 16.9K |
| Dependents | 47 | 142 | 31 |
| Releases | 3 | 53 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 486d ago | 38d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 5y 4m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tonic-openssl
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
boring-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
tonic-tls
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tonic-openssl | boring-sys | tonic-tls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 5.0.2 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 5.2MB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 1 |
Links
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.
- •⚠ tonic-openssl has not been updated in over a year.
- •tonic-openssl, tonic-tls are pre-1.0 — API may change.