Decision Workspace
droidsaw-apk vs droidsaw vs apksig
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
droidsaw-apk
experimentalv2.0.0
DROIDSAW Android APK static analysis library. Parses containers, AndroidManifest, signing blocks (v1–v4), ELF native libs, and DEX headers.
51
droidsaw
experimentalv2.0.0
DROIDSAW — unified Android reverse engineering CLI. Hermes, DEX, APK signing. JSON output, MCP server. Bytecode is not a security layer.
47
apksig
growingv0.4.0
Decoding the APK Signing Block
Core Metrics
| droidsaw-apk | droidsaw | apksig | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 204 | 142 | 15.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 32d ago | 224d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
droidsaw-apk
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
droidsaw
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
apksig
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| droidsaw-apk | droidsaw | apksig | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 32 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 572KB | 506KB | 27KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •droidsaw-apk leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •apksig has the most downloads (15.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •apksig is pre-1.0 — API may change.