Decision Workspace
xml-sec vs samael vs xml_c14n
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
xml-sec
experimentalv0.1.1
Pure Rust XML Security: XMLDSig, XMLEnc, C14N. Drop-in replacement for libxmlsec1.
56
samael
growingv0.0.20
A SAML2 library for Rust
43
xml_c14n
growingv0.3.0
Safe & stupid simple API for XML canonicalization, built on libxml2
Core Metrics
| xml-sec | samael | xml_c14n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 56 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 72 | 387.4K | 24.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 72 | 41.4K | 10.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| Last Updated | today | 7d ago | 849d ago |
| Age | 12d | 6y 1m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
xml-sec
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
samael
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
xml_c14n
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| xml-sec | samael | xml_c14n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.0.20 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 19 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 117KB | 102KB | 4KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •samael leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ xml_c14n has not been updated in over a year.