Decision Workspace
ccl-fxhash vs ripemd vs md-5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ccl-fxhash
growingv3.0.0
A fast, non-secure, hashing algorithm derived from an internal hasher used in FireFox and Rustc. This is a fork designed for use with ccl. Rights go to the original creator.
76
ripemd
growingv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of the RIPEMD hash functions
76
md-5
growingv0.11.0
MD5 hash function
Core Metrics
| ccl-fxhash | ripemd | md-5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 76 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 7.8K | 27.8M | 202.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 70 | 2.0M | 14.7M |
| Dependents | 39 | 2.2K | 9.0K |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 2526d ago | today | today |
| Age | 6y 11m | 9y 1m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
ccl-fxhash
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
ripemd
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
md-5
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ccl-fxhash | ripemd | md-5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 18KB | 17KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ripemd leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md-5 has the most downloads (202.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •md-5 is depended on by 9.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ccl-fxhash has not been updated in over a year.
- •ripemd, md-5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.