Decision Workspace
cubehash vs sha2raw vs digest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
cubehash
experimentalv0.4.1
CubeHash (rev2/rev3) hashing with SIMD acceleration and portable fallback
74
sha2raw
stablev14.1.0
SHA-2 hash function
72
digest
growingv0.11.2
Traits for cryptographic hash functions and message authentication codes
Core Metrics
| cubehash | sha2raw | digest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 74 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 476.8K | 611.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 187 | 13.9K | 42.5M |
| Dependents | 5 | 107 | 12.6K |
| Releases | 7 | 31 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 18d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 7m | 5y 10m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cubehash
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
sha2raw
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
digest
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cubehash | sha2raw | digest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 14.1.0 | 0.11.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 11KB | 29KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 0.0% | 42.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •sha2raw leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •digest has the most downloads (611.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •digest is depended on by 12.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cubehash, digest are pre-1.0 — API may change.