Decision Workspace
assay-vault vs cryptex vs secretenv-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
assay-vault
experimentalv0.4.0
Vault module for assay-engine: KV v2, transit, dynamic credentials, Bitwarden-aligned vaults + collections + items + folders, biscuit-attenuated share links, sealing (Shamir / cloud KMS / HSM), audit forwarding, and a Bitwarden-protocol compat shim. PG18 + SQLite, both first-class.
62
cryptex
stablev2.3.0
Cryptex uses system keyrings to store and retrieve secrets or a local file
56
secretenv-core
experimentalv0.16.0
SecretEnv — core types, traits, and plugin registry
Core Metrics
| assay-vault | cryptex | secretenv-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 62 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 162 | 34.1K | 695 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 7 | 19 | 193 |
| Releases | 4 | 22 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 6d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 28d | 5y 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
assay-vault
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
cryptex
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
secretenv-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| assay-vault | cryptex | secretenv-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 2.3.0 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 27 | 26 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 131KB | 70KB | 97KB |
| Features | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cryptex leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secretenv-core is depended on by 193 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •assay-vault, secretenv-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.