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hash-gen vs hashguard vs ruscrypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
hash-gen
growingv1.1.0
A command-line tool for generating cryptographic hashes (MD5, SHA1, SHA-256, SHA-512)
57
hashguard
stablev5.0.0
Command-Line tool for ensuring the integrity of files using hash sums
45
ruscrypt
experimentalv0.3.2
⚡ Lightning-fast cryptography toolkit built with Rust - A comprehensive CLI tool for classical and modern cryptographic operations
Core Metrics
| hash-gen | hashguard | ruscrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 57 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 25.5K | 2.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 40 | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 29 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 557d ago | 49d ago | 186d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 2y 7m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
hash-gen
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
hashguard
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ruscrypt
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hash-gen | hashguard | ruscrypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 5.0.0 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 47KB | 862KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hashguard leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ hash-gen has not been updated in over a year.
- •ruscrypt is pre-1.0 — API may change.