Decision Workspace
noises vs aws-lc-rs vs mls-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
noises
growingv0.0.0
Implementation of Trevor Perrin's noise protocol framework
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.16.2
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
64
mls-rs
growingv0.54.0
An implementation of Messaging Layer Security (RFC 9420)
Core Metrics
| noises | aws-lc-rs | mls-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 81 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 92.9M | 117.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 13.8M | 11.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.9K | 24 |
| Releases | 1 | 49 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 8d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 10y 6m | 2y 11m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
noises
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mls-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| noises | aws-lc-rs | mls-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 1.16.2 | 0.54.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | 40 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 225KB | 270KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 32 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.1% | 2.4% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •aws-lc-rs is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ noises has not been updated in over a year.
- •noises, mls-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.