Decision Workspace
krow vs scrypt vs sha-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
krow
experimentalv0.1.0-alpha.1
The krow key derivation function
68
scrypt
growingv0.12.0
Scrypt password-based key derivation function
68
sha-crypt
growingv0.6.0
Pure Rust implementation of the SHA-crypt password hashing algorithm based on SHA-256/SHA-512 as implemented by the POSIX crypt C library, including support for generating and verifying password hash strings in the Modular Crypt Format
Core Metrics
| krow | scrypt | sha-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 68 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 38 | 53.2M | 416.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.0M | 32.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.7K | 150 |
| Releases | 1 | 37 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 255d ago | 82d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 8m | 9y 9m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
krow
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
scrypt
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sha-crypt
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| krow | scrypt | sha-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.1 | 0.12.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 25KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •scrypt leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •scrypt is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.