Decision Workspace
hmac-sha512 vs hashes vs sha2raw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
hmac-sha512
growingv1.1.12
A small, self-contained SHA512, HMAC-SHA512, HKDF-SHA512, SHA384, HMAC-SHA384, and HKDF-SHA384 implementation
46
hashes
growingv0.1.9
Rust implementation of cryptographic hash function algorithms
69
sha2raw
stablev14.1.0
SHA-2 hash function
Core Metrics
| hmac-sha512 | hashes | sha2raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 46 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 20.8M | 63.9K | 552.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 397.0K | 1.1K | 10.6K |
| Dependents | 235 | 3 | 107 |
| Releases | 22 | 10 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 150d ago | 1283d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 3y 6m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
hmac-sha512
Maintenance
11
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
hashes
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
sha2raw
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hmac-sha512 | hashes | sha2raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.12 | 0.1.9 | 14.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 19KB | 11KB |
| Features | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •sha2raw leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hmac-sha512 has the most downloads (20.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hmac-sha512 is depended on by 235 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hashes has not been updated in over a year.
- •hashes is pre-1.0 — API may change.