Decision Workspace
checksums vs merkle_hash vs pulith-verify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
checksums
growingv0.9.1
Tool for making/verifying checksums of directory trees
67
merkle_hash
stablev3.9.0
Finds the hashes of all files and directories in a directory tree.
47
pulith-verify
experimentalv0.2.0
Content verification primitives for downloaded artifacts
Core Metrics
| checksums | merkle_hash | pulith-verify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 67 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 158.4K | 190.8K | 90 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 23.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 22 | 256 | 1 |
| Releases | 20 | 26 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1662d ago | 16d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 4y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
checksums
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
merkle_hash
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
pulith-verify
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| checksums | merkle_hash | pulith-verify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 3.9.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 11KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 26.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •merkle_hash leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •merkle_hash is depended on by 256 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ checksums has not been updated in over a year.
- •checksums, pulith-verify are pre-1.0 — API may change.