Decision Workspace
hfile vs hashing vs dircs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
hfile
growingv0.3.7
Hfile is a command-line interface (CLI) tool for generating hash values of files
49
hashing
experimentalv0.1.8
A robust, production-ready hashing library and CLI tool supporting multiple algorithms
46
dircs
growingv0.3.0
A small cross-platform utility to get the hash of a file or directory.
Core Metrics
| hfile | hashing | dircs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 14.8K | 63 | 16.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 12 | 18 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 4 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 472d ago | 40d ago | 327d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 1m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
hfile
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
hashing
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
dircs
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hfile | hashing | dircs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.7 | 0.1.8 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 15 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 46KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hashing leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dircs has the most downloads (16.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hfile has not been updated in over a year.