Teloxide by teloxide
An elegant Telegram bots framework for Rust
About Teloxide
From the project's README at github.com/teloxide/teloxide. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A full-featured framework that empowers you to easily build Telegram bots using Rust. It handles all the difficult stuff so you can focus only on your business logic. Highlights Declarative design. is based upon [], a functional [chain of responsibility] pattern that allows you to express pipelines of message processing in a highly declarative and extensible style.
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 | 4.1k | github.com/teloxide/teloxide |
| GitHub forks | 294 | github.com/teloxide/teloxide |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 326k | teloxide |
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 Sep 2019 |
| Last commit | 13 days ago | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 37 | last: 10 months ago |
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 → |
Replaces these paid SaaS
Teloxide is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host Teloxide?
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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