Decision Workspace
recrypt vs ironoxide vs ironhide
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
recrypt
growingv0.16.0
A pure-Rust implementation of Transform Encryption, a Proxy Re-encryption scheme
65
ironoxide
stablev4.3.0
A pure-Rust SDK for accessing IronCore's privacy platform
48
ironhide
growingv1.1.0
Tool to easily encrypt and decrypt files to users and groups. Similar to GPG, but usable at scale.
Core Metrics
| recrypt | ironoxide | ironhide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 65 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 105.0K | 81.9K | 12.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 813 | 15 |
| Dependents | 45 | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 30 | 43 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 9d ago | 296d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 6y 11m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
recrypt
Maintenance
17
Quality
9
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ironoxide
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ironhide
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| recrypt | ironoxide | ironhide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 | 4.3.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 19 | 39 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 138KB | 190KB | 48KB |
| Features | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 11.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ironoxide leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •recrypt has the most downloads (105.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •recrypt is pre-1.0 — API may change.