Decision Workspace
async-hash vs hmac-sha256 vs async-sink
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
async-hash
growingv0.6.0
Traits and helper functions for SHA256 hashing of async data types
70
hmac-sha256
stablev1.1.14
A small, self-contained SHA256, HMAC-SHA256, and HKDF-SHA256 implementation
59
async-sink
experimentalv0.3.1
The asynchronous `Sink` trait for the tokio ecosystem.
Core Metrics
| async-hash | hmac-sha256 | async-sink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 70 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 61.8K | 15.7M | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 1.2M | 94 |
| Dependents | 208 | 918 | 17 |
| Releases | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 51d ago | 42d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 6y 11m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
async-hash
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
hmac-sha256
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
async-sink
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| async-hash | hmac-sha256 | async-sink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 1.1.14 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 11KB | 19KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.40.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hmac-sha256 leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hmac-sha256 is depended on by 918 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •async-hash, async-sink are pre-1.0 — API may change.