Decision Workspace
filecrypt vs shadow-crypt vs shadow-crypt-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
filecrypt
growingv0.1.4
Encrypt and decrypt files using Fernet symmetric encryption
54
shadow-crypt
experimentalv1.0.9
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
53
shadow-crypt-core
experimentalv1.0.7
Core types and deterministic operations for shadow-crypt
Core Metrics
| filecrypt | shadow-crypt | shadow-crypt-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 1.5K | 868 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 14 | 44 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 718d ago | 145d ago | 147d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 5m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
filecrypt
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
shadow-crypt-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| filecrypt | shadow-crypt | shadow-crypt-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 21KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shadow-crypt leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •filecrypt has the most downloads (4.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ filecrypt has not been updated in over a year.
- •filecrypt is pre-1.0 — API may change.