Decision Workspace
aes256ctr_poly1305aes vs aes-gcm vs chacha20poly1305
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
aes256ctr_poly1305aes
growingv0.2.1
Pure Rust implementation of the AES256CTR-Poly1305AES Authenticated Encryption with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration.
73
aes-gcm
growingv0.10.3
Pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) Cipher with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration
69
chacha20poly1305
growingv0.10.1
Pure Rust implementation of the ChaCha20Poly1305 Authenticated Encryption with Additional Data Cipher (RFC 8439) with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration. Also contains implementations of the XChaCha20Poly1305 extended nonce variant of ChaCha20Poly1305, and the reduced-round ChaCha8Poly1305 and ChaCha12Poly1305 lightweight variants.
Core Metrics
| aes256ctr_poly1305aes | aes-gcm | chacha20poly1305 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 73 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 129.4K | 105.1M | 57.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.7K | 8.2M | 4.1M |
| Dependents | 48 | 12.9K | 7.7K |
| Releases | 4 | 35 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 599d ago | 1d ago | 112d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 6y 9m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
aes256ctr_poly1305aes
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
aes-gcm
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
chacha20poly1305
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| aes256ctr_poly1305aes | aes-gcm | chacha20poly1305 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.10.3 | 0.10.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 149KB | 68KB |
| Features | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 14.3% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aes-gcm leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes-gcm is depended on by 12.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ aes256ctr_poly1305aes has not been updated in over a year.