Decision Workspace
secwords vs rpassword vs passterm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
secwords
growingv2.1.1
secure and safe password container.
72
rpassword
stablev7.5.3
Read passwords in console applications.
64
passterm
stablev2.0.6
Read terminal password, check isatty
Core Metrics
| secwords | rpassword | passterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 72 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 10.0K | 43.9M | 157.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.5M | 12.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 11.4K | 146 |
| Releases | 8 | 46 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 1722d ago | 3d ago | 113d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 11y 3m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
secwords
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rpassword
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
passterm
Maintenance
12
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| secwords | rpassword | passterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 | 7.5.3 | 2.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 22KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpassword leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpassword is depended on by 11.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ secwords has not been updated in over a year.