Decision Workspace
aead vs rsa vs hpke
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
aead
growingv0.6.1
Traits for Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) algorithms, such as AES-GCM as ChaCha20Poly1305, which provide a high-level API
70
rsa
growingv0.9.10
Pure Rust RSA implementation
68
hpke
growingv0.14.0
An implementation of the HPKE hybrid encryption standard (RFC 9180) in pure Rust
Core Metrics
| aead | rsa | hpke | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 165.7M | 181.3M | 6.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 8.6M | 8.8M | 372.7K |
| Dependents | 2.3K | 10.3K | 360 |
| Releases | 32 | 64 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 77d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 7y 11m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
aead
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rsa
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hpke
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| aead | rsa | hpke | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.9.10 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 26 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 86KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 12.5% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.65 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aead leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rsa has the most downloads (181.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rsa is depended on by 10.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.