Decision Workspace
matrix256 vs hmac-sha256 vs ahsah
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
matrix256
experimentalv1.0.3
Rust reference implementation of matrix256v1 — a SHA-256 fingerprint over the (path, size) records of a rooted filesystem tree.
68
hmac-sha256
stablev1.1.14
A small, self-contained SHA256, HMAC-SHA256, and HKDF-SHA256 implementation
59
ahsah
stablev2.1.0
Incremental hashing contexts for MD5 and SHA-2 with reader helpers and optional SIMD decode paths
Core Metrics
| matrix256 | hmac-sha256 | ahsah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 68 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 39 | 18.1M | 9.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.3M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 999 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 24 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 101d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 25d | 7y 1m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
matrix256
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
hmac-sha256
Maintenance
13
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
ahsah
Maintenance
16
Quality
22
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| matrix256 | hmac-sha256 | ahsah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 1.1.14 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 11KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hmac-sha256 leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hmac-sha256 is depended on by 999 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.