Decision Workspace
mini-monocypher vs x25519-dalek vs ecies
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
mini-monocypher
growingv0.1.0
Monocypher C-like API
76
x25519-dalek
stablev2.0.1
X25519 elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange in pure-Rust, using curve25519-dalek.
57
ecies
growingv0.2.10
Elliptic Curve Integrated Encryption Scheme for secp256k1
Core Metrics
| mini-monocypher | x25519-dalek | ecies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 76 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 43.8M | 341.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 3.0M | 21.9K |
| Dependents | 1 | 5.2K | 238 |
| Releases | 1 | 32 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 974d ago | 51d ago | 164d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 8y 6m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mini-monocypher
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
x25519-dalek
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ecies
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mini-monocypher | x25519-dalek | ecies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.1 | 0.2.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 88KB | 37KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •x25519-dalek leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •x25519-dalek is depended on by 5.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mini-monocypher has not been updated in over a year.
- •mini-monocypher, ecies are pre-1.0 — API may change.