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
61
shadow-crypt
growingv1.1.0
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
54
shadow-crypt-core
growingv1.0.7
Core types and deterministic operations for shadow-crypt
Core Metrics
| filecrypt | shadow-crypt | shadow-crypt-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 61 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 1.5K | 936 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Releases | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 777d ago | 11d ago | 206d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
filecrypt
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
shadow-crypt-core
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| filecrypt | shadow-crypt | shadow-crypt-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.1.0 | 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 | 24KB | 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 61/100, 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.