Decision Workspace
powchallenge_server vs pow-captcha-core vs hcaptcha_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
powchallenge_server
experimentalv1.0.3
Server validation library for the POW Captcha ecosystem.
41
pow-captcha-core
experimentalv0.2.2
A simple, lightweight, and dependency-free Proof-of-Work (PoW) CAPTCHA library.
65
hcaptcha_derive
stablev3.2.0
Derive macro for hCaptcha. Please use hcaptcha crate.
Core Metrics
| powchallenge_server | pow-captcha-core | hcaptcha_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 41 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 28 | 997 | 92.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 5 | 865 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 63 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 219d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 22d | 7m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
powchallenge_server
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pow-captcha-core
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hcaptcha_derive
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| powchallenge_server | pow-captcha-core | hcaptcha_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 0.2.2 | 3.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 5KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hcaptcha_derive leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pow-captcha-core is pre-1.0 — API may change.