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chksum-sha2-256 vs chksum-hash-sha2-256 vs md5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
chksum-sha2-256
growingv0.1.0
An implementation of the SHA-2 256 hash function with a straightforward interface for computing digests of bytes, files, directories, and more.
47
chksum-hash-sha2-256
growingv0.0.1
An implementation of SHA-2 256 hash algorithm for batch and stream computation.
60
md5
growingv0.8.0
The package provides the MD5 hash function.
Core Metrics
| chksum-sha2-256 | chksum-hash-sha2-256 | md5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 47 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 92.4K | 98.5K | 102.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.1K | 3.3K | 7.9M |
| Dependents | 2 | 4 | 11.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 475d ago | 698d ago | 274d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 2y 3m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
chksum-sha2-256
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
chksum-hash-sha2-256
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
md5
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| chksum-sha2-256 | chksum-hash-sha2-256 | md5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 14KB | 7KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74.0 | 1.63.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •md5 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md5 is depended on by 11.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chksum-sha2-256, chksum-hash-sha2-256 have not been updated in over a year.