Decision Workspace
digest vs bitcoin_hashes vs sha2raw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
digest
growingv0.11.3
Traits for cryptographic hash functions and message authentication codes
71
bitcoin_hashes
growingv0.21.0
Hash functions used by the rust-bitcoin ecosystem
71
sha2raw
stablev14.1.0
SHA-2 hash function
Core Metrics
| digest | bitcoin_hashes | sha2raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 71 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 729.3M | 37.3M | 523.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 69.2M | 3.0M | 27.8K |
| Dependents | 13.7K | 2.9K | 107 |
| Releases | 69 | 38 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | today | 77d ago |
| Age | 9y 7m | 7y 5m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
digest
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitcoin_hashes
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sha2raw
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| digest | bitcoin_hashes | sha2raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.3 | 0.21.0 | 14.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 86KB | 11KB |
| Features | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 42.0% | 10.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.74.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •digest leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •digest is depended on by 13.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •digest, bitcoin_hashes are pre-1.0 — API may change.