Decision Workspace
blowfish vs blowfish_rs vs des
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
blowfish
growingv0.9.1
Blowfish block cipher
43
blowfish_rs
growingv0.1.0
Blowfish block cipher without deps
72
des
growingv0.8.1
DES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
Core Metrics
| blowfish | blowfish_rs | des | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 43 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 25.8M | 2.6K | 19.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1M | 67 | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 286 | 144 | 604 |
| Releases | 19 | 1 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 1000d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 2y 9m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
blowfish
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
blowfish_rs
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
des
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| blowfish | blowfish_rs | des | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 9KB | 39KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •des leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blowfish has the most downloads (25.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •des is depended on by 604 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ blowfish_rs has not been updated in over a year.