Decision Workspace
rooster vs passterm vs rpassword
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rooster
growingv2.14.0
A simple password manager
67
passterm
stablev2.0.6
Read terminal password, check isatty
61
rpassword
growingv7.4.0
Read passwords in console applications.
Core Metrics
| rooster | passterm | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 35.2K | 136.2K | 39.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 31 | 16.5K | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 142 | 9.2K |
| Releases | 24 | 19 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 163d ago | 53d ago | 341d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 4y 3m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
rooster
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
passterm
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rpassword
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| rooster | passterm | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.14.0 | 2.0.6 | 7.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 9KB | 124KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •passterm leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpassword has the most downloads (39.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rpassword is depended on by 9.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.