Decision Workspace
just-argon2 vs argonautica vs argonautica-c
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
just-argon2
growingv1.2.0
Bindings to the argon2 C library.
43
argonautica
growingv0.2.0
Idiomatic Argon2 password hashing for Rust
40
argonautica-c
growingv0.2.0
C/C++ wrapper for argonautica
Core Metrics
| just-argon2 | argonautica | argonautica-c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 43 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 171.0K | 9.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 43 | 2.5K | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2469d ago | 2579d ago | 2579d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 7y 9m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
just-argon2
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
argonautica
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
argonautica-c
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| just-argon2 | argonautica | argonautica-c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 25 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 1.9MB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •just-argon2 leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argonautica has the most downloads (171.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ just-argon2, argonautica, argonautica-c have not been updated in over a year.
- •argonautica, argonautica-c are pre-1.0 — API may change.