Decision Workspace
wecanencrypt vs sequoia-openpgp vs pgp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
wecanencrypt
experimentalv0.3.0
Simple Rust OpenPGP library for encryption, signing, and key management (includes rpgp).
72
sequoia-openpgp
stablev2.2.0
OpenPGP data types and associated machinery
58
pgp
growingv0.19.0
OpenPGP implementation in Rust
Core Metrics
| wecanencrypt | sequoia-openpgp | pgp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 72 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 59 | 1.3M | 3.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 54.8K | 308.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.5K | 362 |
| Releases | 3 | 57 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 56d ago | 49d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 2m | 7y 4m | 8y 6m |
Health Breakdown
wecanencrypt
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
sequoia-openpgp
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
pgp
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| wecanencrypt | sequoia-openpgp | pgp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 2.2.0 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | LGPL-2.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 87 | 63 | 81 |
| Crate Size | 558KB | 3.1MB | 2.4MB |
| Features | 10 | 14 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sequoia-openpgp leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pgp has the most downloads (3.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sequoia-openpgp is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •wecanencrypt, pgp are pre-1.0 — API may change.