Decision Workspace
pretty-good vs pgp vs wecanencrypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
pretty-good
growingv0.2.2
RFC4880 (OpenPGP Message Format) library
61
pgp
growingv0.20.0
OpenPGP implementation in Rust
55
wecanencrypt
experimentalv0.16.3
Simple Rust OpenPGP library for encryption, signing, and key management.
Core Metrics
| pretty-good | pgp | wecanencrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 61 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 13.6K | 4.9M | 875 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 261.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 606 | 28 |
| Releases | 5 | 45 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 3010d ago | 20d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 8y 10m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
pretty-good
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
pgp
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wecanencrypt
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pretty-good | pgp | wecanencrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.20.0 | 0.16.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 84 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 2.4MB | 401KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pgp leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pgp is depended on by 606 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pretty-good has not been updated in over a year.