Decision Workspace
qssl vs pqready vs boring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
qssl
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust post-quantum TLS — zero C code. ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, Falcon. FIPS 203/204/205/206 compliant. 100 Lean 4 theorems.
50
pqready
experimentalv0.1.2
A cross-platform CLI tool to test for quantum-secure TLS/HTTPS encryption support
74
boring
stablev5.0.2
BoringSSL bindings
Core Metrics
| qssl | pqready | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 50 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 316 | 894 | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 5 | 250.4K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 473 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 70d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 6m | 9m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
qssl
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pqready
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
boring
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| qssl | pqready | boring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 39 | 12 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 39KB | 209KB |
| Features | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •boring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boring is depended on by 473 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •qssl, pqready are pre-1.0 — API may change.