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ironcore-alloy vs aws-lc-rs vs ed25519-dalek
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
ironcore-alloy
growingv0.15.2
IronCore Labs SDK for all your different Application Layer Encryption needs
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.17.1
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
80
ed25519-dalek
stablev3.0.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
Core Metrics
| ironcore-alloy | aws-lc-rs | ed25519-dalek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 81 | 80 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 159.8M | 168.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 13.9M | 8.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.2K | 29.2K |
| Releases | 10 | 52 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 81d ago | 13d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 3y 3m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
ironcore-alloy
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ironcore-alloy | aws-lc-rs | ed25519-dalek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.2 | 1.17.1 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 42 | 9 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 326KB | 240KB | 103KB |
| Features | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.71.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 4 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •ed25519-dalek has the most downloads (168.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ed25519-dalek is depended on by 29.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ironcore-alloy is pre-1.0 — API may change.