Decision Workspace
passterm vs rpassword vs readpass
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
passterm
stablev2.0.6
Read terminal password, check isatty
61
rpassword
growingv7.4.0
Read passwords in console applications.
56
readpass
growingv1.1.0
A tiny library for reading passwords without displaying them on the terminal
Core Metrics
| passterm | rpassword | readpass | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 61 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 136.2K | 39.4M | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.7K | 2.0M | 71 |
| Dependents | 142 | 9.2K | 7 |
| Releases | 19 | 42 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 341d ago | 174d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 11y 1m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
passterm
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rpassword
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
readpass
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| passterm | rpassword | readpass | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.6 | 7.4.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 124KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •passterm leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpassword has the most downloads (39.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rpassword is depended on by 9.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.