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crypto-ext vs pgp-lib vs magic-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
crypto-ext
growingv9.0.0
Set of cryptographic functions to encrypt, decrypt, sign, verify data
47
pgp-lib
growingv1.0.0
High-level, asynchronous API for rPGP, a pure Rust implementation of OpenPGP
58
magic-crypt
growingv4.0.1
MagicCrypt is a Java/PHP/NodeJS/Rust library to encrypt/decrypt strings, files, or data, using Data Encryption Standard(DES) or Advanced Encryption Standard(AES) algorithms. It supports CBC block cipher mode, PKCS7 padding and 64, 128, 192 or 256-bits key length.
Core Metrics
| crypto-ext | pgp-lib | magic-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 47 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 34.8K | 651.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 7.1K | 29.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 72 | 254 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 1188d ago | 516d ago | 510d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 2y 7m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
crypto-ext
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pgp-lib
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
magic-crypt
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| crypto-ext | pgp-lib | magic-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 9.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 4.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR ISC OR LGPL-3.0-or-later OR CC-BY-4.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 17 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 688KB | 14KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 80.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.66 | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •magic-crypt leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •magic-crypt is depended on by 254 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crypto-ext, pgp-lib, magic-crypt have not been updated in over a year.