Decision Workspace
hashguard vs hash-gen vs shadow-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
hashguard
stablev5.0.0
Command-Line tool for ensuring the integrity of files using hash sums
44
hash-gen
growingv1.1.0
A command-line tool for generating cryptographic hashes (MD5, SHA1, SHA-256, SHA-512)
54
shadow-crypt
experimentalv1.0.9
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
Core Metrics
| hashguard | hash-gen | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 44 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 25.5K | 2.8K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 4 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 29 | 2 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 557d ago | 145d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 1y 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
hashguard
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
hash-gen
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hashguard | hash-gen | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0 | 1.1.0 | 1.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 1.1MB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | 1.88 |
| 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.