Decision Workspace
fast-md5 vs md-5 vs qemu-exit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
fast-md5
experimentalv1.0.0
Optimized MD5 with hand-written x86_64 and aarch64 assembly cores, plus a portable Rust fallback.
73
md-5
growingv0.11.0
MD5 hash function
66
qemu-exit
stablev4.0.0
Exit QEMU with user-defined code
Core Metrics
| fast-md5 | md-5 | qemu-exit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 73 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 103 | 239.2M | 476.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 20.6M | 34.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10.8K | 42 |
| Releases | 1 | 31 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 59d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 13d | 9y 1m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
fast-md5
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
md-5
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
qemu-exit
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| fast-md5 | md-5 | qemu-exit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.11.0 | 4.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 17KB | 207KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •md-5 leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md-5 is depended on by 10.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •md-5 is pre-1.0 — API may change.