Decision Workspace
rcgen vs rustls-cert-gen vs devcert
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
rcgen
growingv0.14.7
Rust X.509 certificate generator
49
rustls-cert-gen
growingv0.2.0
Rust X.509 certificate generator CLI
36
devcert
growingv0.1.0
Tool to easily generate certificates to be used in development environments.
Core Metrics
| rcgen | rustls-cert-gen | devcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 49 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 52.8M | 46.2K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.9M | 2.8K | 5 |
| Dependents | 9.6K | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 50 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 67d ago | 268d ago | 456d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 1y 12m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rcgen
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rustls-cert-gen
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
devcert
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rcgen | rustls-cert-gen | devcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.7 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 19KB | 15KB |
| Features | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rcgen leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rcgen is depended on by 9.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ devcert has not been updated in over a year.