mbedTLS VS LibreSSL

Compare mbedTLS vs LibreSSL and see what are their differences.

mbedTLS

An open source, portable, easy to use, readable and flexible TLS library, and reference implementation of the PSA Cryptography API. Releases are on a varying cadence, typically around 3 - 6 months between releases. (by Mbed-TLS)

LibreSSL

LibreSSL Portable itself. This includes the build scaffold and compatibility layer that builds portable LibreSSL from the OpenBSD source code. Pull requests or patches sent to [email protected] are welcome. (by libressl)
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mbedTLS LibreSSL
9 2
4,850 1,301
2.5% 1.8%
10.0 9.5
about 8 hours ago about 15 hours ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later -
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mbedTLS

Posts with mentions or reviews of mbedTLS. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-31.

LibreSSL

Posts with mentions or reviews of LibreSSL. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-16.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing mbedTLS and LibreSSL you can also consider the following projects:

OpenSSL - TLS/SSL and crypto library

wolfssl - The wolfSSL library is a small, fast, portable implementation of TLS/SSL for embedded devices to the cloud. wolfSSL supports up to TLS 1.3!

libsodium - A modern, portable, easy to use crypto library.

GnuTLS - GnuTLS

LibTomCrypt - LibTomCrypt is a fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit that provides developers with a vast array of well known published block ciphers, one-way hash functions, chaining modes, pseudo-random number generators, public key cryptography and a plethora of other routines.

mbedcrypto - a portable, small, easy to use and fast c++14 library for cryptography.

Botan - Cryptography Toolkit

Bcrypt - Modern(-ish) password hashing for your software and your servers

Tiny AES128 in C - Small portable AES128/192/256 in C

GmSSL - 支持国密SM2/SM3/SM4/SM9/SSL的密码工具箱