Decision Workspace
ksign vs mini-sign vs pgp-lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ksign
growingv0.4.0
OpenWRT's `usign` utility rewritten in Rust. The crate provides both the executable and the library.
49
mini-sign
growingv0.1.3
A crate for minisign in rust.
47
pgp-lib
growingv1.0.0
High-level, asynchronous API for rPGP, a pure Rust implementation of OpenPGP
Core Metrics
| ksign | mini-sign | pgp-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 1.8K | 34.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 30 | 10 | 7.1K |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 72 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 401d ago | 34d ago | 516d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 1y 4m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
ksign
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
mini-sign
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pgp-lib
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ksign | mini-sign | pgp-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.3 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 16KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mini-sign leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pgp-lib has the most downloads (34.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ksign, pgp-lib have not been updated in over a year.
- •ksign, mini-sign are pre-1.0 — API may change.