Decision Workspace
tonic-tls vs tokio-rustls-acme vs rustls-connector
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
tonic-tls
growingv0.7.1
TLS for tonic gRPC.
68
tokio-rustls-acme
growingv0.9.1
Automatic TLS certificate management using rustls
67
rustls-connector
growingv0.23.6
Connector similar to openssl or native-tls for rustls
Core Metrics
| tonic-tls | tokio-rustls-acme | rustls-connector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 217.6K | 242.6K | 8.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 27.5K | 25.8K | 605.6K |
| Dependents | 42 | 113 | 210 |
| Releases | 10 | 13 | 66 |
| Last Updated | 76d ago | 18d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 3y | 7y |
Health Breakdown
tonic-tls
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
tokio-rustls-acme
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
rustls-connector
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tonic-tls | tokio-rustls-acme | rustls-connector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.9.1 | 0.23.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 16 | 30 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 51KB | 13KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-rustls-acme leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustls-connector has the most downloads (8.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustls-connector is depended on by 210 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.