Decision Workspace
nacrypt vs libsodium-rs vs alkali
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
nacrypt
experimentalv1.2.7
A secure and easy-to-use file encryption utility
58
libsodium-rs
experimentalv0.2.2
A comprehensive, idiomatic Rust wrapper for libsodium, providing a safe and ergonomic API for cryptographic operations
46
alkali
growingv0.3.0
Safe Rust bindings to the Sodium cryptographic library
Core Metrics
| nacrypt | libsodium-rs | alkali | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 72.8K | 87.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 19.5K | 7.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 80d ago | 1112d ago |
| Age | 14d | 11m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
nacrypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
libsodium-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
alkali
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nacrypt | libsodium-rs | alkali | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.7 | 0.2.2 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 176KB | 228KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libsodium-rs leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alkali has the most downloads (87.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ alkali has not been updated in over a year.
- •libsodium-rs, alkali are pre-1.0 — API may change.