Decision Workspace
zks_pqcrypto vs oxicrypto-pq vs kyber-pqc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
zks_pqcrypto
experimentalv0.1.0
Post-quantum cryptographic implementations for ZKS Protocol
50
oxicrypto-pq
experimentalv0.2.0
Post-quantum cryptography for OxiCrypto: ML-KEM (FIPS 203) + ML-DSA (FIPS 204)
49
kyber-pqc
experimentalv2.1.1
Native ML-KEM-512 (Kyber-512) post-quantum key encapsulation
Core Metrics
| zks_pqcrypto | oxicrypto-pq | kyber-pqc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 353 | 113 | 18 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 188d ago | 22d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
zks_pqcrypto
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
oxicrypto-pq
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kyber-pqc
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| zks_pqcrypto | oxicrypto-pq | kyber-pqc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 2.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 17 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 72KB | 3KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oxicrypto-pq leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zks_pqcrypto has the most downloads (353), suggesting wider adoption.
- •zks_pqcrypto, oxicrypto-pq are pre-1.0 — API may change.