Decision Workspace
ecies_25519 vs aes-gcm vs shipper-encrypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ecies_25519
growingv0.2.3
Cross-platform Elliptic Curve Integrated Encryption Scheme (ECIES) using X25519, AES-256-GCM, and HKDF-SHA256.
73
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
53
shipper-encrypt
experimentalv0.4.0
State file encryption for shipper using AES-256-GCM
Core Metrics
| ecies_25519 | aes-gcm | shipper-encrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 73 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3K | 105.1M | 158 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 8.2M | 0 |
| Dependents | 25 | 12.9K | 9 |
| Releases | 9 | 35 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 377d ago | 1d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 6y 9m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ecies_25519
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
aes-gcm
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
shipper-encrypt
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ecies_25519 | aes-gcm | shipper-encrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.10.3 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 9 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 149KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aes-gcm leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes-gcm is depended on by 12.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ecies_25519 has not been updated in over a year.