Decision Workspace
xwing-kem vs arcanum-pqc vs qurox-pq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
xwing-kem
growingv0.1.0
Xwing hybrid combiner KEM utilizing MLKEM/Kyber and X25519. See https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/039.
49
arcanum-pqc
experimentalv0.1.2
Post-quantum cryptographic algorithms for the Arcanum engine
46
qurox-pq
experimentalv0.2.1
Quantum-ready cryptographic SDK with hybrid classical and post-quantum algorithms
Core Metrics
| xwing-kem | arcanum-pqc | qurox-pq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 49 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 511 | 41 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 834d ago | 120d ago | 41d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
xwing-kem
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
arcanum-pqc
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
qurox-pq
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xwing-kem | arcanum-pqc | qurox-pq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 20 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 119KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arcanum-pqc leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xwing-kem has the most downloads (1.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ xwing-kem has not been updated in over a year.