PROST! by tokio-rs
PROST! a Protocol Buffers implementation for the Rust Language
About PROST!
From the project's README at github.com/tokio-rs/prost. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://gist.github.com/rusty-snake/574a91f1df9f97ec77ca308d6d731e29) [](https://github.com/tokio-rs/prost/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=branch%3Amaster) [](https://docs.rs/prost/) [](https://crates.io/crates/prost) [](https://deps.rs/repo/github/tokio-rs/prost) [](https://discord.gg/tokio)
is a Protocol Buffers implementation for the Rust Language. generates simple, idiomatic Rust code from and files.
Generates simple, idiomatic, and readable Rust types by taking advantage of Rust attributes. Retains comments from files in generated Rust code. Allows existing Rust types (not generated from a ) to be serialized and deserialized by adding attributes. Uses the [](https://github.com/tokio-rs/bytes) abstractions for serialization instead of . Respects the Protobuf `
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 | 4.7k | github.com/tokio-rs/prost |
| GitHub forks | 617 | github.com/tokio-rs/prost |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 92210k | prost |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.9 years | since Jun 2017 |
| Last commit | 12 days ago | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 40 | last: 4 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 → |
Security advisories
GHSA-gv73-9mwv-fwgq. What people say on Hacker News
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- Plastic Flowers to Protect the Hive
- Turing Award Winner: Disagreeing with Google, Postgres, Future Problems [video]
- JavaScript server-side interoperability with rcompat
- ZAYA1-8B: Frontier intelligence density, trained on AMD
Ready to self-host PROST!?
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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