Decision Workspace
scryptenc vs rust-scrypt vs dumb-crypto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
scryptenc
growingv0.10.0
An implementation of the scrypt encrypted data format
44
rust-scrypt
growingv1.3.0
Bindings into C for Tarsnap's `Scrypt` algorithm
44
dumb-crypto
growingv3.1.0
Dumb, but easily verifiable implementations of crypto algorithms
Core Metrics
| scryptenc | rust-scrypt | dumb-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 44 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 46.4K | 15.5K | 17.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 73 | 78 | 43 |
| Dependents | 39 | 22 | 0 |
| Releases | 34 | 5 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 242d ago | 2844d ago | 2619d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 8y 9m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
scryptenc
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
rust-scrypt
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
dumb-crypto
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| scryptenc | rust-scrypt | dumb-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 1.3.0 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 25KB | 26KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scryptenc leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ rust-scrypt, dumb-crypto have not been updated in over a year.
- •scryptenc is pre-1.0 — API may change.