Decision Workspace
libaes vs aes vs des
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
libaes
growingv0.7.0
AES cipher in safe Rust with no dependencies
68
aes
growingv0.8.4
Pure Rust implementation of the Advanced Encryption Standard (a.k.a. Rijndael)
72
des
growingv0.8.1
DES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
Core Metrics
| libaes | aes | des | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 68 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 621.7K | 194.0M | 19.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 23.7K | 13.3M | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 201 | 8.5K | 604 |
| Releases | 14 | 31 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 908d ago | 53d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 9y 5m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
libaes
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
aes
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
des
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libaes | aes | des | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.8.4 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 125KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 7.1% | 19.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •des leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes has the most downloads (194.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aes is depended on by 8.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libaes has not been updated in over a year.