Decision Workspace
xcrypt vs xcrypt-sys vs argon2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
xcrypt
growingv0.3.2
Bindings for libxcrypt
44
xcrypt-sys
growingv0.2.1
Low-level bindings for libxcrypt
72
argon2
growingv0.5.3
Pure Rust implementation of the Argon2 password hashing function with support for the Argon2d, Argon2i, and Argon2id algorithmic variants
Core Metrics
| xcrypt | xcrypt-sys | argon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 44 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 7.7K | 6.5K | 19.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 234 | 251 | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 7.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 192d ago | 533d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 1y 5m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
xcrypt
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
xcrypt-sys
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
argon2
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xcrypt | xcrypt-sys | argon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.2.1 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 1KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •argon2 leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argon2 is depended on by 7.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xcrypt-sys has not been updated in over a year.