Decision Workspace
pwsafe vs password-hash vs argon2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
pwsafe
growingv0.1.2
A library for reading and writing Password Safe databases.
73
password-hash
growingv0.6.0
Traits which describe the functionality of password hashing algorithms, with optional support for a `no_std`/`no_alloc`-friendly implementation of the PHC string format, as well as generic support for other formats (e.g. Modular Crypt Format)
72
argon2
growingv0.5.3
Pure Rust implementation of the Argon2 password hashing function with support for the Argon2d, Argon2i, and Argon2id algorithmic variants
Core Metrics
| pwsafe | password-hash | argon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 73 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 63.1M | 19.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 5.4M | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 777 | 7.2K |
| Releases | 3 | 36 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 2757d ago | 18d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 5y 7m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
pwsafe
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
password-hash
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
argon2
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pwsafe | password-hash | argon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.6.0 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 16KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.9% | 30.6% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •password-hash leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argon2 is depended on by 7.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pwsafe has not been updated in over a year.