Tauri
Web UI, Rust core, and installers measured in megabytes instead of hundreds.
What we build with it
- Lightweight desktop tools
- System tray utilities
- Desktop companions to web apps
- Local-first apps where security matters
Why we use it
Tauri uses the operating system webview instead of bundling a browser, so apps start fast and installers stay tiny. The Rust core also means a far smaller attack surface than shipping all of Chromium.
When we don't use it
If an app leans on Electron-specific packages or needs pixel-identical rendering on every OS, Electron's bundled Chromium is the safer bet.
What we have written about Tauri
- Migrate Electron to Tauri: steps, effort, and real costs
Moving from Electron to Tauri keeps your frontend, rewrites main-process code in Rust, and needs a plan for the updater and user data. Checklist and diff.
- Hire a Tauri developer: 7 checks before you sign
Tauri apps are built by CrabNebula, desktop agencies, and freelancers. Before you sign, ask for a signed installer that updates itself and keys in your name.
- Tauri vs Electron vs WPF benchmark: size and memory measured
One app built in Tauri, Electron, WPF, Avalonia, and Wails on Windows 11. Tauri's installer was 1.05 MB, Electron's 106 MB. Idle memory was closer than claimed.
- Electron alternatives 2026: Tauri, Wails, Flutter and 8 more
Tauri is the closest Electron alternative: our test installer was 1.05 MB vs 106 MB. Wails 3 suits Go teams, Avalonia C#. 11 options checked Nov 7.
Questions clients ask
Short answers, no sales language. If yours isn't here, ask an engineer directly.
Ask us anythingTauri or Electron?
Tauri for size, speed, and memory. Electron for ecosystem maturity and identical rendering everywhere. We ship both and choose per project.
Do we need Rust developers to maintain a Tauri app?
Mostly no. The UI is plain web code, and the Rust layer is usually thin. We document it so any developer can follow what it does.
Got something to build?
Tell us what you need. An engineer replies, not a sales team.