Decision Workspace
cast5 vs cipher vs des
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
cast5
growingv0.12.0
CAST5 block cipher
72
cipher
growingv0.5.2
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
72
des
growingv0.9.0
DES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
Core Metrics
| cast5 | cipher | des | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 72 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1M | 253.6M | 23.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 388.2K | 18.6M | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 247 | 2.8K | 805 |
| Releases | 11 | 39 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 6d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 10y 11m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cast5
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
des
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cast5 | cipher | des | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 0.5.2 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 28KB | 40KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 35.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cipher leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.