Decision Workspace
des vs cipher vs blowfish
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
des
growingv0.9.0
DES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
72
cipher
growingv0.5.2
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
71
blowfish
growingv0.10.0
Blowfish block cipher
Core Metrics
| des | cipher | blowfish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 23.5M | 253.6M | 30.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1M | 18.6M | 2.9M |
| Dependents | 805 | 2.8K | 415 |
| Releases | 22 | 39 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 6d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 10y 1m | 10y 11m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
des
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
blowfish
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| des | cipher | blowfish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.5.2 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 28KB | 19KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 35.9% | 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
- •des leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher has the most downloads (253.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.