Decision Workspace
bincrypt vs encryptfile vs shadow-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
bincrypt
growingv0.3.1
Encrypt a file using XSalsa20-Poly1305!
30
encryptfile
growingv0.1.3
Provides an interface to Rust Crypto for encrypting and decrypting files.
54
shadow-crypt
experimentalv1.0.9
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
Core Metrics
| bincrypt | encryptfile | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 30 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 13.7K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 73 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2968d ago | 3740d ago | 145d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 10y 3m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
bincrypt
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
encryptfile
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bincrypt | encryptfile | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.1.3 | 1.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 14KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shadow-crypt leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encryptfile has the most downloads (13.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bincrypt, encryptfile have not been updated in over a year.
- •bincrypt, encryptfile are pre-1.0 — API may change.