Decision Workspace
adler vs adler2 vs seahash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
adler
growingv1.0.2
A simple clean-room implementation of the Adler-32 checksum
58
adler2
growingv2.0.1
A simple clean-room implementation of the Adler-32 checksum
61
seahash
growingv4.1.0
A blazingly fast, portable hash function with proven statistical guarantees.
Core Metrics
| adler | adler2 | seahash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 58 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 249.6M | 260.2M | 94.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.6M | 30.7M | 7.3M |
| Dependents | 211 | 31 | 2.7K |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 1855d ago | 291d ago | 1896d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 1y 7m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
adler
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
adler2
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
seahash
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| adler | adler2 | seahash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 2.0.1 | 4.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | 0BSD OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 13KB | 32KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •seahash leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •adler2 has the most downloads (260.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •seahash is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ adler, seahash have not been updated in over a year.