Decision Workspace
darkbio-crypto vs x-wing vs boring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
darkbio-crypto
experimentalv0.15.0
Cryptography primitives and wrappers
59
x-wing
growingv0.1.0-rc.0
Pure Rust implementation of the X-Wing Key Encapsulation Mechanism (draft 06)
74
boring
stablev5.0.2
BoringSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| darkbio-crypto | x-wing | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 59 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 10.1K | 42.2K | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 242 | 27.8K | 250.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 37 | 473 |
| Releases | 45 | 12 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 50d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 7m | 2y 2m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
darkbio-crypto
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
x-wing
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
boring
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| darkbio-crypto | x-wing | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.0 | 0.1.0-rc.0 | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 329KB | 16KB | 209KB |
| Features | 15 | 4 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 16.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boring is depended on by 473 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •darkbio-crypto, x-wing are pre-1.0 — API may change.