Decision Workspace
quasor vs hpke vs aes-gcm-siv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
quasor
growingv6.1.6
A high-security AEAD based on a Duplex Sponge construction with SHAKE256, Argon2id, and BLAKE3.
68
hpke
growingv0.14.0
An implementation of the HPKE hybrid encryption standard (RFC 9180) in pure Rust
67
aes-gcm-siv
growingv0.11.1
Pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM-SIV Misuse-Resistant Authenticated Encryption Cipher (RFC 8452) with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration
Core Metrics
| quasor | hpke | aes-gcm-siv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 6.7M | 22.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 372.7K | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 360 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 5 | 29 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 365d ago | 4d ago | 161d ago |
| Age | 1y | 6y 2m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
quasor
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hpke
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
aes-gcm-siv
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| quasor | hpke | aes-gcm-siv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.1.6 | 0.14.0 | 0.11.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 24 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 2.0MB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •hpke leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes-gcm-siv has the most downloads (22.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aes-gcm-siv is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •hpke, aes-gcm-siv are pre-1.0 — API may change.