Decision Workspace
vpncloud vs wintun-bindings vs tun-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
vpncloud
growingv2.3.0
Peer-to-peer VPN
64
wintun-bindings
growingv0.7.38
Safe idiomatic bindings to the WinTun C library and more enhancements
63
tun-rs
stablev2.8.3
Cross-platform TUN and TAP library
Core Metrics
| vpncloud | wintun-bindings | tun-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 79.9K | 408.3K | 244.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 34.3K | 52.4K |
| Dependents | 2 | 126 | 150 |
| Releases | 14 | 44 | 76 |
| Last Updated | 1614d ago | 10d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 10y 6m | 1y 9m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
vpncloud
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
wintun-bindings
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
tun-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| vpncloud | wintun-bindings | tun-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.0 | 0.7.38 | 2.8.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 12 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 130KB | 795KB | 172KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 7.1% | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wintun-bindings leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tun-rs is depended on by 150 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vpncloud has not been updated in over a year.
- •wintun-bindings is pre-1.0 — API may change.