Decision Workspace
md2_digest vs rapidhash vs foldhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
md2_digest
growingv1.0.0
A 0 dependency, no_std library for generating md2 digests.
74
rapidhash
stablev4.4.1
An extremely fast, high quality, platform-independent hashing algorithm.
60
foldhash
growingv0.2.0
A fast, non-cryptographic, minimally DoS-resistant hashing algorithm.
Core Metrics
| md2_digest | rapidhash | foldhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 74 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 5.1M | 208.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 1.8M | 36.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 527 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 615d ago | 35d ago | 216d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 1y 6m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
md2_digest
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rapidhash
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
foldhash
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| md2_digest | rapidhash | foldhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 4.4.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 57KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.79 | 1.71.0 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rapidhash leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •foldhash has the most downloads (208.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •foldhash is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ md2_digest has not been updated in over a year.
- •foldhash is pre-1.0 — API may change.