Decision Workspace
hc-128 vs cipher vs salsa20
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
hc-128
growingv0.0.0
HC-128 Stream Cipher
72
cipher
growingv0.5.2
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
69
salsa20
growingv0.11.0
Pure Rust implementation of the Salsa20 stream cipher
Core Metrics
| hc-128 | cipher | salsa20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 253.6M | 58.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 18.6M | 4.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.8K | 530 |
| Releases | 1 | 39 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 2407d ago | 6d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 10y 11m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
hc-128
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
cipher
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
salsa20
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hc-128 | cipher | salsa20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.5.2 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 28KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 35.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cipher leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hc-128 has not been updated in over a year.