Decision Workspace
chksum vs chksum-cli vs chksum-sync
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
chksum
growingv0.4.0
An implementation of hash functions with a straightforward interface for computing digests of bytes, files, directories, and more.
50
chksum-cli
growingv0.5.0
A simple checksum calculator.
37
chksum-sync
growingv0.1.0-rc3
Synchronous higher-level functions for chksum library.
Core Metrics
| chksum | chksum-cli | chksum-sync | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 50 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 119.1K | 14.0K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3K | 30 | 2 |
| Dependents | 58 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 449d ago | 11d ago | 1486d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 4y | 4y |
Health Breakdown
chksum
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
chksum-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
chksum-sync
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chksum | chksum-cli | chksum-sync | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.0-rc3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 20KB | 4KB |
| Features | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 58.3% | 76.9% | 100.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74.0 | 1.85.0 | 1.58.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chksum-cli leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chksum has the most downloads (119.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ chksum, chksum-sync have not been updated in over a year.