Decision Workspace
ecies_25519 vs aes-gcm vs lockboxer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ecies_25519
growingv0.2.3
Cross-platform Elliptic Curve Integrated Encryption Scheme (ECIES) using X25519, AES-256-GCM, and HKDF-SHA256.
69
aes-gcm
growingv0.10.3
Pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) Cipher with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration
44
lockboxer
experimentalv0.2.0
Configurable fork of Lockbox encryption library.
Core Metrics
| ecies_25519 | aes-gcm | lockboxer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 69 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 9.1K | 90.3M | 13.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 129 | 6.8M | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 25 | 9.8K | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 34 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 318d ago | 53d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 6y 7m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
ecies_25519
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
aes-gcm
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
lockboxer
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ecies_25519 | aes-gcm | lockboxer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.10.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 149KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 14.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aes-gcm leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes-gcm is depended on by 9.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.