Decision Workspace
rusterpassword vs passterm vs rpassword
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
rusterpassword
growingv0.2.3
An implementation of the Master Password algorithm.
67
passterm
stablev2.0.6
Read terminal password, check isatty
61
rpassword
growingv7.4.0
Read passwords in console applications.
Core Metrics
| rusterpassword | passterm | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9K | 136.2K | 39.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 16.5K | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 142 | 9.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 1273d ago | 53d ago | 341d ago |
| Age | 10y 5m | 4y 3m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
rusterpassword
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
passterm
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rpassword
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| rusterpassword | passterm | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 2.0.6 | 7.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 9KB | 124KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 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.
- •⚠ rusterpassword has not been updated in over a year.
- •rusterpassword is pre-1.0 — API may change.