Decision Workspace
encryptfile vs simple-encdec vs crypt-ro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
encryptfile
growingv0.1.3
Provides an interface to Rust Crypto for encrypting and decrypting files.
28
simple-encdec
growingv0.0.1
Simple Encrypt / Decrypt
49
crypt-ro
growingv1.1.0
Blazing-fast matrix-based encryption library with configurable transformations
Core Metrics
| encryptfile | simple-encdec | crypt-ro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 28 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 13.7K | 1.7K | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 73 | 4 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 3740d ago | 1416d ago | 260d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 3y 10m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
encryptfile
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
simple-encdec
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
crypt-ro
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| encryptfile | simple-encdec | crypt-ro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.0.1 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 4KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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.
- •⚠ encryptfile, simple-encdec have not been updated in over a year.
- •encryptfile, simple-encdec are pre-1.0 — API may change.