Decision Workspace
des vs blowfish vs cipher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
des
growingv0.8.1
DES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
71
blowfish
growingv0.9.1
Blowfish block cipher
70
cipher
growingv0.5.1
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
Core Metrics
| des | blowfish | cipher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 19.8M | 25.8M | 219.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.7M | 2.1M | 15.2M |
| Dependents | 604 | 286 | 2.5K |
| Releases | 21 | 19 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 54d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 9y 5m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
des
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
blowfish
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| des | blowfish | cipher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 0.9.1 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 17KB | 28KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 36.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •des leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher has the most downloads (219.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.