Decision Workspace
easy-hasher vs fshasher vs md-5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
easy-hasher
growingv2.2.1
Easy hashing library
42
fshasher
growingv0.3.2
Scan the destination folder and make a hash of all files to get the current state of the directory
76
md-5
growingv0.11.0
MD5 hash function
Core Metrics
| easy-hasher | fshasher | md-5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 42 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 56.6K | 7.6K | 202.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 35 | 15.2M |
| Dependents | 114 | 0 | 9.0K |
| Releases | 19 | 6 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 2084d ago | 614d ago | today |
| Age | 5y 11m | 1y 9m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
easy-hasher
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
fshasher
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
md-5
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| easy-hasher | fshasher | md-5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 | 0.3.2 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 49KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •md-5 leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md-5 is depended on by 9.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ easy-hasher, fshasher have not been updated in over a year.
- •fshasher, md-5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.