Decision Workspace
passterm vs rpassword vs readpassphrase-3
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
passterm
stablev2.0.6
Read terminal password, check isatty
72
rpassword
stablev7.5.3
Read passwords in console applications.
61
readpassphrase-3
growingv1.0.2
Simple wrapper around readpassphrase(3)
Core Metrics
| passterm | rpassword | readpassphrase-3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 72 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 157.2K | 43.9M | 21.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.6K | 2.5M | 0 |
| Dependents | 146 | 11.4K | 28 |
| Releases | 19 | 46 | 70 |
| Last Updated | 113d ago | 3d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 11y 3m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
passterm
Maintenance
12
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rpassword
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
readpassphrase-3
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| passterm | rpassword | readpassphrase-3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.6 | 7.5.3 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR ISC |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 22KB | 17KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.77.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpassword leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpassword is depended on by 11.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.