Decision Workspace
encryptable vs crypt-ro vs encryptfile
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
encryptable
growingv0.1.1
Basic byte encrypter library, supports adding encrypt and decrypt functions to any type
49
crypt-ro
growingv1.1.0
Blazing-fast matrix-based encryption library with configurable transformations
30
encryptfile
growingv0.1.3
Provides an interface to Rust Crypto for encrypting and decrypting files.
Core Metrics
| encryptable | crypt-ro | encryptfile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 49 | 30 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 2.4K | 13.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 7 | 73 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1011d ago | 260d ago | 3740d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 10m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
encryptable
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
crypt-ro
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
encryptfile
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| encryptable | crypt-ro | encryptfile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 20KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crypt-ro leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encryptfile has the most downloads (13.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ encryptable, encryptfile have not been updated in over a year.
- •encryptable, encryptfile are pre-1.0 — API may change.