Decision Workspace
pwcheck vs passterm vs rpassword
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
pwcheck
growingv0.2.1
Provides a function to validate a username & password on Linux, MacOS, and Windows
67
passterm
stablev2.0.6
Read terminal password, check isatty
61
rpassword
growingv7.4.0
Read passwords in console applications.
Core Metrics
| pwcheck | passterm | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 136.2K | 39.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 93 | 16.7K | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 142 | 9.2K |
| Releases | 3 | 19 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 1044d ago | 53d ago | 341d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 4y 3m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
pwcheck
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
passterm
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rpassword
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| pwcheck | passterm | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 2.0.6 | 7.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 9KB | 124KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •passterm leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpassword has the most downloads (39.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rpassword is depended on by 9.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pwcheck has not been updated in over a year.
- •pwcheck is pre-1.0 — API may change.