Decision Workspace
age vs anubis-age vs rsa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
age
growingv0.11.2
[BETA] A simple, secure, and modern encryption library.
43
anubis-age
experimentalv1.4.0
Post-quantum secure encryption library with hybrid X25519+ML-KEM-1024 mode (internal dependency for anubis-rage)
73
rsa
growingv0.9.10
Pure Rust RSA implementation
Core Metrics
| age | anubis-age | rsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 43 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2M | 926 | 135.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 318.6K | 25 | 11.4M |
| Dependents | 890 | 10 | 7.4K |
| Releases | 26 | 3 | 63 |
| Last Updated | 110d ago | 168d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 5m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
age
Maintenance
13
Quality
6
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
anubis-age
Maintenance
12
Quality
8
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rsa
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| age | anubis-age | rsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.2 | 1.4.0 | 0.9.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 45 | 39 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 1.5MB | 1.5MB | 86KB |
| Features | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 38.5% | 33.3% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.71 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsa leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rsa is depended on by 7.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •age, rsa are pre-1.0 — API may change.