Decision Workspace
bin-encrypt-decrypt vs bin-encode-decode vs aescrypt-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
bin-encrypt-decrypt
growingv2.2.8
A high-performance binary encryption and decryption library that supports customizable character sets beyond Base64.
62
bin-encode-decode
stablev1.1.41
A high-performance binary encode and decode library that supports customizable character sets beyond Base64.
54
aescrypt-rs
experimentalv0.1.6
AES Crypt (v0-v3) Rust encryption/decryption library
Core Metrics
| bin-encrypt-decrypt | bin-encode-decode | aescrypt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 62 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 11.4K | 20.1K | 349 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 834 | 35 |
| Dependents | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 53 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 411d ago | 55d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 1y 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
bin-encrypt-decrypt
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bin-encode-decode
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
aescrypt-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bin-encrypt-decrypt | bin-encode-decode | aescrypt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.8 | 1.1.41 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 7KB | 98KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bin-encode-decode leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bin-encode-decode is depended on by 261 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bin-encrypt-decrypt has not been updated in over a year.
- •aescrypt-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.