Decision Workspace
webcryptobox vs wcb vs aes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
webcryptobox
growingv2.1.1
Convenient opiniated wrappers around OpenSSL to use WebCrypto compatible cryptography.
43
wcb
growingv2.0.1
WebCrypto compatible encryption CLI
68
aes
growingv0.8.4
Pure Rust implementation of the Advanced Encryption Standard (a.k.a. Rijndael)
Core Metrics
| webcryptobox | wcb | aes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 43 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 12.7K | 4.3K | 194.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 47 | 5 | 13.3M |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 8.5K |
| Releases | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 762d ago | 849d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 4y | 4y | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
webcryptobox
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
wcb
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
aes
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| webcryptobox | wcb | aes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 | 2.0.1 | 0.8.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 7KB | 125KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 19.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aes leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes is depended on by 8.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ webcryptobox, wcb have not been updated in over a year.
- •aes is pre-1.0 — API may change.