Decision Workspace
secured vs magic-crypt vs short-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
secured
growingv0.6.0
A lightweight, easy-to-use Rust package for file encryption and decryption, suitable for both CLI and library integration in Rust applications.
58
magic-crypt
growingv4.0.1
MagicCrypt is a Java/PHP/NodeJS/Rust library to encrypt/decrypt strings, files, or data, using Data Encryption Standard(DES) or Advanced Encryption Standard(AES) algorithms. It supports CBC block cipher mode, PKCS7 padding and 64, 128, 192 or 256-bits key length.
53
short-crypt
growingv1.0.28
ShortCrypt is a very simple encryption library, which aims to encrypt any data into something random at first glance.
Core Metrics
| secured | magic-crypt | short-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 651.4K | 75.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 30.9K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 254 | 98 |
| Releases | 9 | 31 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 829d ago | 510d ago | 929d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 7y 7m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
secured
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
magic-crypt
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
short-crypt
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| secured | magic-crypt | short-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 4.0.1 | 1.0.28 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 7KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •magic-crypt leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •magic-crypt is depended on by 254 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ secured, magic-crypt, short-crypt have not been updated in over a year.
- •secured is pre-1.0 — API may change.