Decision Workspace
passxgen vs passgen-lib vs cryptirust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
passxgen
growingv0.3.0
A tool to generate random passwords/passphrases written in rust
58
passgen-lib
stablev1.3.0
Library for generating cryptographically secure passwords/tokens and other sets and sequences with password strength validation and multilingual support.
55
cryptirust
stablev2.0.2
A flexible password generator that creates pronounceable passwords with adjustable entropy and custom patterns.
Core Metrics
| passxgen | passgen-lib | cryptirust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 58 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 8.4K | 5.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 166 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 2369d ago | 66d ago | 531d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 1y 3m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
passxgen
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
passgen-lib
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
cryptirust
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| passxgen | passgen-lib | cryptirust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.3.0 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 342KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •passgen-lib leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ passxgen, cryptirust have not been updated in over a year.
- •passxgen is pre-1.0 — API may change.