Decision Workspace
sscan vs boreal vs secfinding
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
sscan
growingv0.15.1
A scriptable file/process/network scanner
56
boreal
stablev1.1.0
A library to evaluate YARA rules, used to scan bytes for textual and binary pattern
55
secfinding
experimentalv0.4.0
Universal security finding types for vulnerability scanners.
Core Metrics
| sscan | boreal | secfinding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 14.0K | 35.2K | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.3K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 68 |
| Releases | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 469d ago | 183d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 4m | 3y 5m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
sscan
Maintenance
8
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
boreal
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
secfinding
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sscan | boreal | secfinding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 31 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 85KB | 236KB | 70KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 28.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boreal leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ sscan has not been updated in over a year.
- •sscan, secfinding are pre-1.0 — API may change.