Decision Workspace
lockboxer vs lockbox vs aes-gcm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
lockboxer
experimentalv0.2.0
Configurable fork of Lockbox encryption library.
36
lockbox
growingv0.1.0
Easy-to-use, secure, and efficient encryption and decryption using the AES-GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) algorithm.
72
aes-gcm
growingv0.11.0
Pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) Cipher with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration
Core Metrics
| lockboxer | lockbox | aes-gcm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 36 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 22.3K | 1.2K | 121.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 739 | 0 | 6.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 16.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 312d ago | 668d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 10m | 1y 10m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
lockboxer
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
lockbox
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
aes-gcm
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lockboxer | lockbox | aes-gcm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 6KB | 156KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aes-gcm leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes-gcm is depended on by 16.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lockbox has not been updated in over a year.