Decision Workspace
saltlick-cli vs saltlick vs shadow-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
saltlick-cli
growingv0.1.0
Command-line interface for interacting with saltlick encrypted files.
42
saltlick
growingv0.5.0
A library for encrypting and decrypting file streams using libsodium
54
shadow-crypt
experimentalv1.0.9
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
Core Metrics
| saltlick-cli | saltlick | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 42 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 45.3K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 34 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2252d ago | 697d ago | 145d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 6y 8m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
saltlick-cli
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
saltlick
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| saltlick-cli | saltlick | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 20 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 45KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shadow-crypt leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •saltlick has the most downloads (45.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ saltlick-cli, saltlick have not been updated in over a year.
- •saltlick-cli, saltlick are pre-1.0 — API may change.