Decision Workspace
caesar vs security-framework vs openssl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
caesar
growingv0.2.0
A drop-in replacement for the Rust standard library TCP listener with TLSv1.2 enabled.
72
security-framework
stablev3.7.0
Security.framework bindings for macOS and iOS
70
openssl
growingv0.10.76
OpenSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| caesar | security-framework | openssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 72 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 213.7M | 272.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 20.6M | 16.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 954 | 28.8K |
| Releases | 2 | 77 | 169 |
| Last Updated | 3654d ago | 36d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 10y | 10y 4m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
caesar
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
security-framework
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
openssl
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| caesar | security-framework | openssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 3.7.0 | 0.10.76 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 89KB | 288KB |
| Features | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 51.9% | 1.8% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •security-framework leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openssl has the most downloads (272.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •openssl is depended on by 28.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ caesar has not been updated in over a year.
- •caesar, openssl are pre-1.0 — API may change.