Decision Workspace
age vs anubis-age vs sequoia-openpgp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
age
growingv0.11.3
[BETA] A simple, secure, and modern encryption library.
42
anubis-age
growingv1.4.0
Post-quantum secure encryption library with hybrid X25519+ML-KEM-1024 mode (internal dependency for anubis-rage)
74
sequoia-openpgp
stablev2.3.0
OpenPGP data types and associated machinery
Core Metrics
| age | anubis-age | sequoia-openpgp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 42 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M | 978 | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 333.1K | 0 | 61.6K |
| Dependents | 1.3K | 10 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 27 | 3 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 228d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 7m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
age
Maintenance
17
Quality
6
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
anubis-age
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
sequoia-openpgp
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| age | anubis-age | sequoia-openpgp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.3 | 1.4.0 | 2.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-2.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 45 | 39 | 66 |
| Crate Size | 1.5MB | 1.5MB | 3.1MB |
| Features | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 37.0% | 33.3% | 1.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.71 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sequoia-openpgp leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •age has the most downloads (1.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sequoia-openpgp is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •age is pre-1.0 — API may change.