Decision Workspace
xcrypt-sys vs xcrypt vs argon2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
xcrypt-sys
growingv0.2.1
Low-level bindings for libxcrypt
47
xcrypt
growingv0.3.2
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-sys | xcrypt | argon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 47 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 7.7K | 19.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 251 | 234 | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 7.2K |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 533d ago | 192d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 1y 5m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
xcrypt-sys
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
xcrypt
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
argon2
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xcrypt-sys | xcrypt | argon2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.3.2 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 6KB | 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.