Hyperium Tonic by hyperium
A native gRPC client & server implementation with async/await support.
About Hyperium Tonic
From the project's README at github.com/hyperium/tonic. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A rust implementation of [gRPC], a high performance, open source, general RPC framework that puts mobile and HTTP/2 first.
> Note: tonic's master branch is > currently preparing breaking changes. For the most recently released code, > look to the 0.14.x branch.
[] is a gRPC over HTTP/2 implementation focused on high performance, interoperability, and flexibility. This library was created to have first class support of async/await and to act as a core building block for production systems written in Rust.
[](https://crates.io/crates/tonic) [](https://docs.rs/tonic) [](LICENSE)
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 12k | github.com/hyperium/tonic |
| GitHub forks | 1.2k | github.com/hyperium/tonic |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 60899k | tonic |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.7 years | since Aug 2019 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 12 | last: 3 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
GHSA-4jwc-w2hc-78qv. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Hyperium Tonic?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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