Decision Workspace
mozilla-root-ca vs qcert vs synta-x509-verification
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
52
qcert
experimentalv0.1.2
A tool for generating test key/certificate pairs
51
synta-x509-verification
experimentalv0.2.3
RFC 5280 X.509 certificate path validation using synta-certificate
Core Metrics
| mozilla-root-ca | qcert | synta-x509-verification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 52 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9K | 933 | 529 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Releases | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 352d ago | 80d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mozilla-root-ca
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
qcert
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
synta-x509-verification
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mozilla-root-ca | qcert | synta-x509-verification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2025.6.7 | 0.1.2 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | 0BSD | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 443KB | 8KB | 65KB |
| Features | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mozilla-root-ca leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qcert, synta-x509-verification are pre-1.0 — API may change.