Decision Workspace
cryptrsa vs rsa vs shadow-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
cryptrsa
experimentalv0.1.3
RSA encryption and signing CLI tool
72
rsa
growingv0.9.10
Pure Rust RSA implementation
61
shadow-crypt
growingv1.1.0
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
Core Metrics
| cryptrsa | rsa | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 72 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 157.9M | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 12.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8.8K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 64 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 287d ago | 28d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 11m | 7y 10m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
cryptrsa
Maintenance
9
Quality
5
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rsa
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cryptrsa | rsa | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.9.10 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 26 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 86KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsa leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rsa is depended on by 8.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cryptrsa, rsa are pre-1.0 — API may change.