Decision Workspace
crypto_api_chachapoly vs chacha20-poly1305-aead vs chacha20-poly1305-stream
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
crypto_api_chachapoly
growingv0.5.0
An implementation of ChaCha20-IETF, Poly1305 and ChachaPoly-IETF for `crypto_api`
47
chacha20-poly1305-aead
growingv0.1.2
A pure Rust implementation of the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD from RFC 7539.
42
chacha20-poly1305-stream
growingv0.1.2
A pure Rust implementation of the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD from RFC 7539.
Core Metrics
| crypto_api_chachapoly | chacha20-poly1305-aead | chacha20-poly1305-stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 47 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 487.7K | 352.4K | 4.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.0K | 8.7K | 38 |
| Dependents | 49 | 120 | 10 |
| Releases | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1632d ago | 3707d ago | 497d ago |
| Age | 7y | 10y 1m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
crypto_api_chachapoly
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
chacha20-poly1305-aead
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
chacha20-poly1305-stream
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| crypto_api_chachapoly | chacha20-poly1305-aead | chacha20-poly1305-stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 19KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| 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.
- •⚠ crypto_api_chachapoly, chacha20-poly1305-aead, chacha20-poly1305-stream have not been updated in over a year.