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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Cryptography packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
pointycastle leads on usage with about 5.2x the daily downloads of cryptography (95,821 vs 18,414 per day). pointycastle has the larger GitHub following (279 vs 185 stars).
dint.dev · v2.9.0
Cryptographic algorithms for encryption, digital signatures, key agreement, authentication, and hashing. AES, Chacha20, ED25519, and more. Cross-platform (mobile, desktop, JS, WASM).
🇦🇺 bouncycastle.org · v4.0.0
A Dart library implementing cryptographic algorithms and primitives, modeled on the BouncyCastle library.
| Metric | cryptography | pointycastle |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 18,414 | 95,821 |
| Rank in Cryptography | #8 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 185 | 279 |
| Likes | 311 | 408 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 140 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | — | — |
| Contributors | 9 | 62 |
| Last commit | 8 months ago | 1 year ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| First published | 6 years ago | 10 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.