Decision Workspace
cipher vs salsa20 vs rc4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
cipher
growingv0.5.2
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
68
salsa20
growingv0.11.0
Pure Rust implementation of the Salsa20 stream cipher
65
rc4
growingv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of the RC4 stream cipher
Core Metrics
| cipher | salsa20 | rc4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 68 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 291.0M | 67.5M | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 14.5M | 3.3M | 42.2K |
| Dependents | 3.3K | 639 | 210 |
| Releases | 39 | 26 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 105d ago | 105d ago |
| Age | 11y | 9y 9m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
cipher
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
salsa20
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rc4
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cipher | salsa20 | rc4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.11.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 45KB | 16KB |
| Features | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 35.9% | 0.0% | 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 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.