Decision Workspace
md-5 vs md5 vs chksum-md5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
76
md-5
growingv0.11.0
MD5 hash function
60
md5
growingv0.8.0
The package provides the MD5 hash function.
50
chksum-md5
growingv0.1.0
An implementation of the MD5 hash function with a straightforward interface for computing digests of bytes, files, directories, and more.
Core Metrics
| md-5 | md5 | chksum-md5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 76 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 202.9M | 102.5M | 104.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 15.2M | 7.9M | 3.9K |
| Dependents | 9.0K | 11.3K | 117 |
| Releases | 31 | 19 | 2 |
| Last Updated | today | 274d ago | 475d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 10y 9m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
md-5
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
md5
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
chksum-md5
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| md-5 | md5 | chksum-md5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 7KB | 14KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •md-5 leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md5 is depended on by 11.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chksum-md5 has not been updated in over a year.