Decision Workspace
QuantCrypt vs oqs-safe vs hanzo-pqc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
QuantCrypt
growingv0.2.0
Library for post-quantum cryptography and PKI
56
oqs-safe
experimentalv0.6.1
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) toolkit in Rust with ML-KEM, ML-DSA, hybrid cryptography (X25519 + ML-KEM), and secure session primitives.
54
hanzo-pqc
experimentalv1.1.22
Hanzo — post-quantum cryptography (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, hybrid, privacy tiers, attestation, AI mining rewards)
Core Metrics
| QuantCrypt | oqs-safe | hanzo-pqc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 1.2K | 207 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 2 | 16 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 588d ago | 8d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 7m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
QuantCrypt
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
oqs-safe
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
hanzo-pqc
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| QuantCrypt | oqs-safe | hanzo-pqc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.6.1 | 1.1.22 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 31 | 14 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 445KB | 224KB | 49KB |
| Features | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.77.1 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oqs-safe leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •QuantCrypt has the most downloads (2.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ QuantCrypt has not been updated in over a year.
- •QuantCrypt, oqs-safe are pre-1.0 — API may change.