Decision Workspace
ironoxide vs recrypt vs ironhide
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
ironoxide
stablev4.4.1
A pure-Rust SDK for accessing IronCore's privacy platform
57
recrypt
growingv0.16.0
A pure-Rust implementation of Transform Encryption, a Proxy Re-encryption scheme
45
ironhide
growingv1.1.0
Tool to easily encrypt and decrypt files to users and groups. Similar to GPG, but usable at scale.
Core Metrics
| ironoxide | recrypt | ironhide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 57 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 83.5K | 111.1K | 12.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 11 | 54 | 0 |
| Releases | 46 | 30 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 68d ago | 126d ago | 404d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 7y 9m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ironoxide
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
recrypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
9
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ironhide
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ironoxide | recrypt | ironhide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.4.1 | 0.16.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 40 | 19 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 193KB | 138KB | 48KB |
| Features | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 13.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ironoxide leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •recrypt has the most downloads (111.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ironhide has not been updated in over a year.
- •recrypt is pre-1.0 — API may change.