Decision Workspace
kcipher2 vs cipher vs salsa20
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
kcipher2
experimentalv0.1.3
An implementation of the KCipher-2 stream cipher
69
cipher
growingv0.5.2
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
68
salsa20
growingv0.11.0
Pure Rust implementation of the Salsa20 stream cipher
Core Metrics
| kcipher2 | cipher | salsa20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 69 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 76 | 291.0M | 67.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.5M | 3.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.3K | 639 |
| Releases | 4 | 39 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 93d ago | 55d ago | 105d ago |
| Age | 4m | 11y | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
kcipher2
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
salsa20
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kcipher2 | cipher | salsa20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.5.2 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 28KB | 45KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 35.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cipher leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.