Decision Workspace
molasses vs boring vs openssl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
27
molasses
growingv0.1.0
A Rust implementation of the Message Layer Security group messaging protocol
74
boring
stablev5.1.0
BoringSSL bindings
70
openssl
growingv0.10.81
OpenSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| molasses | boring | openssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 27 | 74 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 4.9M | 345.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 181.5K | 12.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 621 | 31.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 58 | 174 |
| Last Updated | 2714d ago | 68d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 5y 8m | 11y 7m |
Health Breakdown
molasses
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
boring
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
openssl
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| molasses | boring | openssl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.1.0 | 0.10.81 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 218KB | 311KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.5% | 1.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.80.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openssl has the most downloads (345.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •openssl is depended on by 31.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ molasses has not been updated in over a year.
- •molasses, openssl are pre-1.0 — API may change.