Decision Workspace
bip38 vs encrypt38 vs aescrypt-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
bip38
growingv1.1.1
Encrypt and decrypt bitcoin private keys with bip-0038 standard.
41
encrypt38
growingv1.1.7
Command line tool to encrypt and decrypt bitcoin private keys with bip-0038 standard.
54
aescrypt-rs
experimentalv0.1.6
AES Crypt (v0-v3) Rust encryption/decryption library
Core Metrics
| bip38 | encrypt38 | aescrypt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 41 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 9.7K | 11.3K | 349 |
| 30d Downloads | 337 | 11 | 35 |
| Dependents | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 681d ago | 680d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 4y 8m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
bip38
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
encrypt38
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
aescrypt-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bip38 | encrypt38 | aescrypt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 1.1.7 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 15KB | 98KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aescrypt-rs leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encrypt38 has the most downloads (11.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bip38, encrypt38 have not been updated in over a year.
- •aescrypt-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.