Decision Workspace
tor-error vs tor-rtcompat vs arti-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
74
tor-error
growingv0.44.0
Provides the unified type-erased error type returned by many (esp. high-level) Tor APIs.
74
tor-rtcompat
growingv0.44.0
Compatibility layer for asynchronous runtimes, used by Tor
74
arti-client
growingv0.44.0
Library for connecting to the Tor network as an anonymous client
Core Metrics
| tor-error | tor-rtcompat | arti-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 719.8K | 758.8K | 725.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 50.1K | 51.4K | 50.2K |
| Dependents | 1.4K | 1.7K | 440 |
| Releases | 45 | 52 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 13d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 5y | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
tor-error
Maintenance
22
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
tor-rtcompat
Maintenance
22
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
arti-client
Maintenance
24
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tor-error | tor-rtcompat | arti-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.44.0 | 0.44.0 | 0.44.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 40 | 63 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 91KB | 124KB |
| Features | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tor-error leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tor-rtcompat has the most downloads (758.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tor-rtcompat is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.