Decision Workspace
yara-forge vs yara-x vs nosecrets-rules
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
yara-forge
growingv0.1.0
A powerful Rust library for crafting, validating, and managing YARA rules
64
yara-x
stablev1.14.0
A pure Rust implementation of YARA.
57
nosecrets-rules
experimentalv0.3.7
Rule definitions and parsing for nosecrets secret scanner
Core Metrics
| yara-forge | yara-x | nosecrets-rules | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 64 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 929 | 239.9K | 323 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 126.9K | 201 |
| Dependents | 0 | 104 | 33 |
| Releases | 1 | 36 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 456d ago | 21d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 3m | 1y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
yara-forge
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
yara-x
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
nosecrets-rules
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| yara-forge | yara-x | nosecrets-rules | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.14.0 | 0.3.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 70 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 795KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yara-x leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yara-x is depended on by 104 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ yara-forge has not been updated in over a year.
- •yara-forge, nosecrets-rules are pre-1.0 — API may change.