Decision Workspace
wintun-bindings vs wintun vs tun-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
wintun-bindings
growingv0.7.39
Safe idiomatic bindings to the WinTun C library and more enhancements
49
wintun
growingv0.5.1
Safe idiomatic bindings to the WinTun C library
67
tun-rs
stablev2.8.7
Cross-platform TUN and TAP library
Core Metrics
| wintun-bindings | wintun | tun-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 49 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 519.4K | 575.8K | 349.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 49.7K | 31.0K | 48.0K |
| Dependents | 147 | 255 | 389 |
| Releases | 45 | 14 | 80 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 531d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 5y | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wintun-bindings
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
wintun
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
tun-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wintun-bindings | wintun | tun-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.39 | 0.5.1 | 2.8.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 10 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 795KB | 783KB | 188KB |
| Features | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tun-rs leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wintun has the most downloads (575.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tun-rs is depended on by 389 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wintun has not been updated in over a year.
- •wintun-bindings, wintun are pre-1.0 — API may change.