Decision Workspace
aes256ctr_poly1305aes vs chacha20poly1305 vs aes-gcm-siv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
aes256ctr_poly1305aes
growingv0.2.1
Pure Rust implementation of the AES256CTR-Poly1305AES Authenticated Encryption with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration.
72
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.
71
aes-gcm-siv
growingv0.11.1
Pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM-SIV Misuse-Resistant Authenticated Encryption Cipher (RFC 8452) with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration
Core Metrics
| aes256ctr_poly1305aes | chacha20poly1305 | aes-gcm-siv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 115.2K | 49.7M | 15.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.7K | 4.0M | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 47 | 5.9K | 1.5K |
| Releases | 4 | 34 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 540d ago | 53d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 4y | 9y 5m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
aes256ctr_poly1305aes
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
chacha20poly1305
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
aes-gcm-siv
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| aes256ctr_poly1305aes | chacha20poly1305 | aes-gcm-siv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.10.1 | 0.11.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 68KB | 27KB |
| Features | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 8.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •chacha20poly1305 leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chacha20poly1305 is depended on by 5.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ aes256ctr_poly1305aes has not been updated in over a year.