Decision Workspace
hc-256 vs salsa20 vs cipher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
hc-256
growingv0.5.0
HC-256 Stream Cipher
71
salsa20
growingv0.10.2
Pure Rust implementation of the Salsa20 stream cipher
70
cipher
growingv0.5.1
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
Core Metrics
| hc-256 | salsa20 | cipher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 10.0K | 49.9M | 219.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 4.5M | 15.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 368 | 2.5K |
| Releases | 7 | 25 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1506d ago | 49d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 9y 5m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
hc-256
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
salsa20
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hc-256 | salsa20 | cipher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.10.2 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 13KB | 28KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 36.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •salsa20 leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher has the most downloads (219.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hc-256 has not been updated in over a year.