Decision Workspace
sshpassx vs keyring vs secret-service
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
sshpassx
experimentalv0.3.0
A secure, drop-in Rust replacement for sshpass with macOS Keychain and 1Password integration
68
keyring
stablev3.6.3
Sample code and CLI for the Rust Keyring
64
secret-service
growingv5.1.0
Library to interface with Secret Service API
Core Metrics
| sshpassx | keyring | secret-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 68 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 35 | 9.6M | 9.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 35 | 2.0M | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.9K | 430 |
| Releases | 3 | 73 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 54d ago | 205d ago |
| Age | 3d | 10y 1m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
sshpassx
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
keyring
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
secret-service
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sshpassx | keyring | secret-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 3.6.3 | 5.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 25 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 68KB | 37KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.2% | 5.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.77.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •keyring leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secret-service has the most downloads (9.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •keyring is depended on by 4.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sshpassx is pre-1.0 — API may change.