Decision Workspace
tuxscale vs vpn-shroud vs tailscale-systray
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
tuxscale
experimentalv0.1.5
A native Linux GUI for the Tailscale VPN client
58
vpn-shroud
experimentalv2.4.5
A provider-agnostic VPN connection manager for Linux with kill switch, auto-reconnect, and system tray integration
38
tailscale-systray
growingv0.3.0
Application Indicator (SNI) for Tailscale
Core Metrics
| tuxscale | vpn-shroud | tailscale-systray | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 58 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 132 | 156 | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 15d ago | 242d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
tuxscale
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
vpn-shroud
Maintenance
21
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tailscale-systray
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tuxscale | vpn-shroud | tailscale-systray | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 2.4.5 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 22 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 438KB | 57KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vpn-shroud leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tailscale-systray has the most downloads (1.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tuxscale, tailscale-systray are pre-1.0 — API may change.