Decision Workspace
foldhash vs rapidhash vs gxhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
foldhash
growingv0.2.0
A fast, non-cryptographic, minimally DoS-resistant hashing algorithm.
74
rapidhash
stablev4.4.1
An extremely fast, high quality, platform-independent hashing algorithm.
56
gxhash
growingv3.5.0
GxHash non-cryptographic algorithm
Core Metrics
| foldhash | rapidhash | gxhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 74 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 208.2M | 5.1M | 800.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 38.0M | 1.9M | 109.9K |
| Dependents | 1.8K | 527 | 499 |
| Releases | 7 | 20 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 216d ago | 35d ago | 381d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 1y 6m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
foldhash
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rapidhash
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gxhash
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| foldhash | rapidhash | gxhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 4.4.1 | 3.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 57KB | 35KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.71.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rapidhash leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •foldhash has the most downloads (208.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •foldhash is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gxhash has not been updated in over a year.
- •foldhash is pre-1.0 — API may change.