Decision Workspace
do-not-cry vs aescrypt-rs vs cryptostream
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
do-not-cry
growingv1.4.1
Encrypt and decrypt directories/files using Aes cipher. When encrypting, DONOTCRY.txt file will be created and all files will have .donotcry extension.
54
aescrypt-rs
experimentalv0.1.6
AES Crypt (v0-v3) Rust encryption/decryption library
51
cryptostream
growingv0.3.3
Transparent encryption and decryption for Read and Write streams
Core Metrics
| do-not-cry | aescrypt-rs | cryptostream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7K | 349 | 12.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 35 | 148 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Releases | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1111d ago | 4d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 3y | 4m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
do-not-cry
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
aescrypt-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cryptostream
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| do-not-cry | aescrypt-rs | cryptostream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.1 | 0.1.6 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 155KB | 98KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aescrypt-rs leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cryptostream has the most downloads (12.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ do-not-cry has not been updated in over a year.
- •aescrypt-rs, cryptostream are pre-1.0 — API may change.