Decision Workspace
bws vs bitwarden vs gman
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
bws
stablev2.0.0
Bitwarden Secrets Manager CLI
55
bitwarden
stablev2.0.0
Bitwarden Secrets Manager SDK
53
gman
experimentalv0.4.1
Universal command line secret management and injection tool
Core Metrics
| bws | bitwarden | gman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 11.8K | 223.3K | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 144 | 6.4K | 98 |
| Dependents | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Releases | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 50d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 3y | 3y 1m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
bws
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bitwarden
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
gman
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bws | bitwarden | gman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 28 | 5 | 46 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 32KB | 88KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitwarden leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gman is pre-1.0 — API may change.