Decision Workspace
certkit vs qcert vs pki
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
certkit
experimentalv0.1.0
A pure Rust library for X.509 certificate management, creation, and validation, supporting RSA, ECDSA, and Ed25519 keys, with no OpenSSL or ring dependencies.
55
qcert
experimentalv0.1.2
A tool for generating test key/certificate pairs
41
pki
growingv0.2.2
Public key infrastructure tools for Rust
Core Metrics
| certkit | qcert | pki | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 55 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 822 | 930 | 8.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 184 | 24 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 242d ago | 21d ago | 706d ago |
| Age | 8m | 9m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
certkit
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
qcert
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pki
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| certkit | qcert | pki | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 8KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qcert leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pki has the most downloads (8.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pki has not been updated in over a year.