Decision Workspace
age-plugin-lupine vs age-plugin-simplepq vs algae-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
age-plugin-lupine
experimentalv0.1.1
Post-quantum age plugin using hybrid X25519+ML-KEM-768
40
age-plugin-simplepq
growingv0.1.2
Simple Post-Quantum plugin for age clients based on ML-KEM.
63
algae-cli
stablev1.0.20
Lightweight age profile for user-friendly encryption (CLI tool and library)
Core Metrics
| age-plugin-lupine | age-plugin-simplepq | algae-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 40 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 4.5K | 9.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 112 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 1001d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 9m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
age-plugin-lupine
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
age-plugin-simplepq
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
algae-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| age-plugin-lupine | age-plugin-simplepq | algae-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.2 | 1.0.20 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 16KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.76.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •algae-cli leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •algae-cli is depended on by 112 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ age-plugin-simplepq has not been updated in over a year.
- •age-plugin-lupine, age-plugin-simplepq are pre-1.0 — API may change.