Decision Workspace
hermetica vs aesus vs xor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
hermetica
growingv0.1.3
Hardware accelerated file encryption/decryption
50
aesus
experimentalv0.4.0
CLI for AES-256-GCM encryption using memorable passphrases
43
xor
growingv1.4.5
CLI app that implements basic XOR encryption/decryption
Core Metrics
| hermetica | aesus | xor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 50 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 1.6K | 23.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 50 | 24 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 623d ago | 16d ago | 3143d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 8m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
hermetica
Maintenance
10
Quality
5
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
aesus
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
xor
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| hermetica | aesus | xor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.4.0 | 1.4.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 1.2MB | 41KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aesus leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xor has the most downloads (23.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hermetica, xor have not been updated in over a year.
- •hermetica, aesus are pre-1.0 — API may change.