Decision Workspace
hashstr vs sha_256 vs shasum
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
hashstr
experimentalv0.3.0
Convenient string-like types that wrap RustCrypto hashers
52
sha_256
stablev1.0.1
Optimised sha-256
33
shasum
growingv0.7.0
Print SHA checksums from STDIN, input file or directory.
Core Metrics
| hashstr | sha_256 | shasum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 52 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 24 | 11.7K | 9.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 576d ago | 1957d ago |
| Age | 22d | 1y 7m | 8y 6m |
Health Breakdown
hashstr
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
sha_256
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
shasum
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| hashstr | sha_256 | shasum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | non-standard | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 38 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 61KB | 9KB |
| Features | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sha_256 leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ sha_256, shasum have not been updated in over a year.
- •hashstr, shasum are pre-1.0 — API may change.