Decision Workspace
hardpass vs pwgen2 vs bcrypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
hardpass
growingv0.1.0
Password and shadow hash generator
49
pwgen2
growingv0.7.4
password generator
63
bcrypt
growingv0.19.0
Easily hash and verify passwords using bcrypt
Core Metrics
| hardpass | pwgen2 | bcrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 49 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 6.4K | 9.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 22 | 846.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.3K |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 1066d ago | 159d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 1y | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
hardpass
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pwgen2
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
bcrypt
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hardpass | pwgen2 | bcrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.7.4 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 20KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bcrypt leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bcrypt is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hardpass has not been updated in over a year.