Decision Workspace
chacha20stream vs aead-stream vs aescrypt-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
chacha20stream
growingv2.2.1
A writable wrapper stream for encryption and decryption with the stream cipher chacha20_poly1305
63
aead-stream
growingv0.0.0
Generic implementation of the STREAM online authenticated encryption construction
54
aescrypt-rs
experimentalv0.1.6
AES Crypt (v0-v3) Rust encryption/decryption library
Core Metrics
| chacha20stream | aead-stream | aescrypt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 63 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 11.8K | 2.6K | 349 |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 70 | 35 |
| Dependents | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1680d ago | 53d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 1y 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
chacha20stream
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
aead-stream
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
aescrypt-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| chacha20stream | aead-stream | aescrypt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 | 0.0.0 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 713B | 98KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aead-stream leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chacha20stream has the most downloads (11.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ chacha20stream has not been updated in over a year.
- •aead-stream, aescrypt-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.