Decision Workspace
pkix-profiles vs certkit vs qcert
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
pkix-profiles
experimentalv0.3.1
RFC-baseline certificate profile policies (RFC 5280, RFC 6125, RFC 8551) for pkix-path
55
certkit
experimentalv0.2.0
A pure Rust library for X.509 certificate creation, parsing, and management, supporting RSA, ECDSA, and Ed25519 keys, with no OpenSSL or ring dependencies.
49
qcert
growingv0.1.2
A tool for generating test key/certificate pairs
Core Metrics
| pkix-profiles | certkit | qcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 55 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 195 | 1.3K | 950 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 24d ago | 129d ago |
| Age | 2m | 11m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
pkix-profiles
Maintenance
11
Quality
7
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
certkit
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
qcert
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pkix-profiles | certkit | qcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 5 | 19 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 52KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.73 | 1.85 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •certkit leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.