Decision Workspace
csr vs cipher-salad vs polygraphia
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
csr
growingv0.8.2
csr is a library for encrypting and decrypting many types using caesar cipher. This shouldn't be used for any serious security but was more of an exercise in generics and creating a rust crate.
48
cipher-salad
growingv0.2.0
Implementations of classic ciphers
47
polygraphia
experimentalv0.1.1
A comprehensive library for classical and modern cryptographic algorithms.
Core Metrics
| csr | cipher-salad | polygraphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 14.6K | 1.8K | 32 |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 5 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2191d ago | 34d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 5y 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
csr
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
cipher-salad
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
polygraphia
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| csr | cipher-salad | polygraphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 7KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cipher-salad leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •csr has the most downloads (14.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ csr has not been updated in over a year.