Decision Workspace
cargo-advisory vs cvss vs rustsec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
cargo-advisory
growingv0.0.0
Tool for publishing security advisories for crates.io-hosted crates using cargo
66
cvss
growingv2.2.0
Common Vulnerability Scoring System parser/serializer
63
rustsec
growingv0.32.0
Client library for the RustSec security advisory database
Core Metrics
| cargo-advisory | cvss | rustsec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 9.3M | 9.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1M | 688.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 125 | 409 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 90 |
| Last Updated | 3405d ago | 199d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 6y 9m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-advisory
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
cvss
Maintenance
8
Quality
22
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rustsec
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-advisory | cvss | rustsec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 2.2.0 | 0.32.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 57KB | 91KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.9% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cvss leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustsec has the most downloads (9.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustsec is depended on by 409 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-advisory has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-advisory, rustsec are pre-1.0 — API may change.