Decision Workspace
ferrocrypt-cli vs cryptr vs shadow-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
ferrocrypt-cli
experimentalv0.2.5
Command-line interface for Ferrocrypt (installs the 'ferrocrypt' binary).
59
cryptr
growingv0.10.0
simple encrypted (streaming) values
54
shadow-crypt
experimentalv1.0.9
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
Core Metrics
| ferrocrypt-cli | cryptr | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 59 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 111 | 26.9K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 515 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 16 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 101d ago | today | 145d ago |
| Age | 3m | 2y 3m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
ferrocrypt-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
cryptr
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ferrocrypt-cli | cryptr | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 0.10.0 | 1.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 27 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 124KB | 61KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cryptr leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ferrocrypt-cli, cryptr are pre-1.0 — API may change.