Decision Workspace
simple_crypt vs finneo_crypto vs hefesto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
simple_crypt
growingv0.2.3
A simple and high level library to encrypt and decrypt texts, files, folders and any data with it
36
finneo_crypto
experimentalv0.1.0
Cross-platform AES-256-GCM encryption with Argon2id key derivation used in Finneo
51
hefesto
experimentalv1.1.0
Double envelope encryption — AES-256-GCM + Argon2id for multi-tenant applications
Core Metrics
| simple_crypt | finneo_crypto | hefesto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 36 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 43.3K | 34 | 196 |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1382d ago | 175d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
simple_crypt
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
finneo_crypto
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hefesto
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| simple_crypt | finneo_crypto | hefesto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 11KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hefesto leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple_crypt has the most downloads (43.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ simple_crypt has not been updated in over a year.
- •simple_crypt, finneo_crypto are pre-1.0 — API may change.