Decision Workspace
ttyaskpass vs readpassphrase-3 vs passterm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ttyaskpass
growingv2.0.1
a safely passphrase prompt library.
56
readpassphrase-3
growingv1.0.2
Simple wrapper around readpassphrase(3)
67
passterm
stablev2.0.6
Read terminal password, check isatty
Core Metrics
| ttyaskpass | readpassphrase-3 | passterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 17.6K | 21.7K | 136.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 210 | 16.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 142 |
| Releases | 10 | 69 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 2365d ago | 177d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 9y | 7m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ttyaskpass
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
readpassphrase-3
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
passterm
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ttyaskpass | readpassphrase-3 | passterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 2.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR ISC | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 17KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 11.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •passterm leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •passterm is depended on by 142 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ttyaskpass has not been updated in over a year.