Decision Workspace
mozilla-root-ca vs qcert vs pki
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
mozilla-root-ca
growingv2025.6.7
Mozilla Root CA list from https://curl.se/ca/cacert.pem
55
qcert
experimentalv0.1.2
A tool for generating test key/certificate pairs
41
pki
growingv0.2.2
Public key infrastructure tools for Rust
Core Metrics
| mozilla-root-ca | qcert | pki | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 55 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 930 | 8.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 264 | 24 | 11 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 293d ago | 21d ago | 706d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 9m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
mozilla-root-ca
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
qcert
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pki
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mozilla-root-ca | qcert | pki | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2025.6.7 | 0.1.2 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | 0BSD | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 443KB | 8KB | 12KB |
| Features | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qcert leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mozilla-root-ca has the most downloads (9.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pki has not been updated in over a year.
- •qcert, pki are pre-1.0 — API may change.