Decision Workspace
puressh vs flatline vs ssh-key
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
puressh
experimentalv0.1.3
A pure-Rust SSH (Secure Shell) protocol library, in the spirit of libssh, built on purecrypto.
49
flatline
growingv0.1.2
An async SSH-2.0 client library for Rust
73
ssh-key
growingv0.6.7
Pure Rust implementation of SSH key file format decoders/encoders as described in RFC4251/RFC4253 and OpenSSH key formats, as well as "sshsig" signatures and certificates (including certificate validation and certificate authority support), with further support for the `authorized_keys` and `known_hosts` file formats.
Core Metrics
| puressh | flatline | ssh-key | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 49 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 14.3K | 7.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 948 | 0 | 647.6K |
| Dependents | 15 | 0 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 11 | 14 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 3d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 4m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
puressh
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
flatline
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ssh-key
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| puressh | flatline | ssh-key | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.2 | 0.6.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 28 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 741KB | 156KB | 113KB |
| Features | 12 | 7 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ssh-key leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ssh-key is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.