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chacha20-poly1305-stream vs chacha20-poly1305-aead vs crypto_api_chachapoly
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
chacha20-poly1305-stream
growingv0.1.2
A pure Rust implementation of the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD from RFC 7539.
47
chacha20-poly1305-aead
growingv0.1.2
A pure Rust implementation of the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD from RFC 7539.
40
crypto_api_chachapoly
growingv0.5.0
An implementation of ChaCha20-IETF, Poly1305 and ChachaPoly-IETF for `crypto_api`
Core Metrics
| chacha20-poly1305-stream | chacha20-poly1305-aead | crypto_api_chachapoly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 47 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 352.4K | 487.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 38 | 8.7K | 6.0K |
| Dependents | 10 | 120 | 49 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 497d ago | 3707d ago | 1632d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 10y 1m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
chacha20-poly1305-stream
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
chacha20-poly1305-aead
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
crypto_api_chachapoly
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| chacha20-poly1305-stream | chacha20-poly1305-aead | crypto_api_chachapoly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 19KB | 26KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chacha20-poly1305-aead leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crypto_api_chachapoly has the most downloads (487.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •chacha20-poly1305-aead is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chacha20-poly1305-stream, chacha20-poly1305-aead, crypto_api_chachapoly have not been updated in over a year.