Decision Workspace
ssh-muxcontrol vs async-ssh2-tokio vs openssh-sftp-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
ssh-muxcontrol
growingv0.1.0
A library which controls existing SSH sessions.
59
async-ssh2-tokio
growingv0.13.0
Asynchronous and easy-to-use high level ssh client library for rust.
59
openssh-sftp-client
growingv0.15.7
Highlevel API used to communicate with openssh sftp server.
Core Metrics
| ssh-muxcontrol | async-ssh2-tokio | openssh-sftp-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 59 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 215.0K | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.5K | 48.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 148 | 168 |
| Releases | 1 | 39 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 1726d ago | 1d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 4y 7m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ssh-muxcontrol
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
async-ssh2-tokio
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
openssh-sftp-client
Maintenance
15
Quality
8
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ssh-muxcontrol | async-ssh2-tokio | openssh-sftp-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.13.0 | 0.15.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 38KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 55.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-ssh2-tokio leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openssh-sftp-client has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •openssh-sftp-client is depended on by 168 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ssh-muxcontrol has not been updated in over a year.