Decision Workspace
libsodium-sys vs libsodium-sys-stable vs sodiumoxide
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
libsodium-sys
growingv0.2.7
FFI binding to libsodium
64
libsodium-sys-stable
stablev1.23.2
Maintained FFI bindings for libsodium stable
46
sodiumoxide
growingv0.2.7
Fast cryptographic library for Rust (bindings to libsodium)
Core Metrics
| libsodium-sys | libsodium-sys-stable | sodiumoxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 64 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 7.3M | 974.8K | 6.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 266.0K | 73.6K | 227.7K |
| Dependents | 335 | 235 | 1.7K |
| Releases | 25 | 68 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 1737d ago | 68d ago | 1737d ago |
| Age | 11y | 6y 6m | 11y |
Health Breakdown
libsodium-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
libsodium-sys-stable
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
sodiumoxide
Maintenance
5
Quality
8
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| libsodium-sys | libsodium-sys-stable | sodiumoxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.7 | 1.23.2 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 4.6MB | 2.1MB | 2.1MB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 4.0% | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libsodium-sys-stable leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libsodium-sys has the most downloads (7.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sodiumoxide is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libsodium-sys, sodiumoxide have not been updated in over a year.
- •libsodium-sys, sodiumoxide are pre-1.0 — API may change.