Decision Workspace
cargo-advisory vs rustsec vs cvss
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
rustsec
growingv0.32.0
Client library for the RustSec security advisory database
66
cvss
growingv2.2.0
Common Vulnerability Scoring System parser/serializer
Core Metrics
| cargo-advisory | rustsec | cvss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 66 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 8.1M | 7.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 708.3K | 666.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 402 | 89 |
| Releases | 1 | 90 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3346d ago | 51d ago | 140d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 9y 1m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-advisory
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
rustsec
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cvss
Maintenance
9
Quality
22
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-advisory | rustsec | cvss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.32.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 91KB | 57KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 4 (team) |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •rustsec leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustsec is depended on by 402 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-advisory has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-advisory, rustsec are pre-1.0 — API may change.