Decision Workspace
gost-crypto vs gxhash vs gimli-crypto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
gost-crypto
experimentalv0.3.0
GOST 28147-89 block cipher and GOST R 34.11-94 hash — no_std, RustCrypto compatible
56
gxhash
growingv3.5.0
GxHash non-cryptographic algorithm
49
gimli-crypto
experimentalv0.2.0
A no_std implementation of Gimli AEAD cipher and hash function
Core Metrics
| gost-crypto | gxhash | gimli-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 42 | 800.6K | 85 |
| 30d Downloads | 42 | 109.9K | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 499 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 23 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 381d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 12d | 2y 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
gost-crypto
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
gxhash
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
gimli-crypto
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gost-crypto | gxhash | gimli-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 3.5.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | WTFPL | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 35KB | 57KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 43.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gxhash leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gxhash is depended on by 499 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gxhash has not been updated in over a year.
- •gost-crypto, gimli-crypto are pre-1.0 — API may change.