Decision Workspace
wolf-crypto vs aegis vs ring-compat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
wolf-crypto
growingv0.1.0-alpha.15
Safe and thin API for wolfSSL's wolfcrypt
59
aegis
growingv0.9.8
AEGIS authenticated ciphers (AEGIS-128, AEGIS-256, AEGIS-128X, AEGIS-256X)
55
ring-compat
growingv0.8.0
Compatibility crate for using RustCrypto's traits with the cryptographic algorithm implementations from *ring*
Core Metrics
| wolf-crypto | aegis | ring-compat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 16.1K | 563.3K | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 69 | 107.6K | 70.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 178 | 118 |
| Releases | 16 | 47 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 326d ago | 8d ago | 902d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 4y 5m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
wolf-crypto
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
aegis
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
ring-compat
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wolf-crypto | aegis | ring-compat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.15 | 0.9.8 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-2.0-only | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 15 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 172KB | 1.1MB | 181KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.1% | 18.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aegis leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ring-compat has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aegis is depended on by 178 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ring-compat has not been updated in over a year.