Decision Workspace
keychain vs keycrypt vs keyring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
keychain
growingv0.0.2
OpenPGP Key Chain operations
47
keycrypt
experimentalv0.2.0
AES-256-GCM encryption helpers backed by the OS keychain (auto-init key on encrypt, strict decrypt, Zeroize in-memory keys).
68
keyring
stablev3.6.3
Sample code and CLI for the Rust Keyring
Core Metrics
| keychain | keycrypt | keyring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 36 | 9.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 5 | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4.9K |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 2205d ago | 55d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 6y | 2m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
keychain
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
keycrypt
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
keyring
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| keychain | keycrypt | keyring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.2.0 | 3.6.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 18KB | 68KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •keyring leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •keyring is depended on by 4.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ keychain has not been updated in over a year.
- •keychain, keycrypt are pre-1.0 — API may change.