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zerodrop vs aws-lc-rs vs ed25519-dalek
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
zerodrop
growingv0.1.4
Zero boxed data when dropped. Nolonger maintained. Use ClearOnDrop at https://github.com/cesarb/clear_on_drop/ instead.
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.16.2
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
78
ed25519-dalek
stablev2.2.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
Core Metrics
| zerodrop | aws-lc-rs | ed25519-dalek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 81 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 9.0K | 92.9M | 109.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 14.3M | 13.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.9K | 17.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 49 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 3340d ago | 8d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 2y 11m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
zerodrop
Maintenance
3
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zerodrop | aws-lc-rs | ed25519-dalek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.16.2 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 225KB | 98KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 80.0% | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •ed25519-dalek has the most downloads (109.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ed25519-dalek is depended on by 17.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zerodrop has not been updated in over a year.
- •zerodrop is pre-1.0 — API may change.