Decision Workspace
pinentry vs readpassphrase-3 vs division_of_one
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
pinentry
growingv0.8.0
API for interacting with pinentry binaries
56
readpassphrase-3
growingv1.0.2
Simple wrapper around readpassphrase(3)
55
division_of_one
stablev1.1.0
A diceware passphrase generator
Core Metrics
| pinentry | readpassphrase-3 | division_of_one | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 280.3K | 21.7K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 17.5K | 210 | 24 |
| Dependents | 177 | 24 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 69 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 83d ago | 177d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 7m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
pinentry
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
readpassphrase-3
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
division_of_one
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pinentry | readpassphrase-3 | division_of_one | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 1.0.2 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR ISC | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 17KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.77.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •readpassphrase-3 leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pinentry has the most downloads (280.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pinentry is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pinentry is pre-1.0 — API may change.