Decision Workspace
md5 vs chksum-md5 vs chksum-hash-md5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
49
chksum-hash-md5
growingv0.0.1
An implementation of MD5 hash algorithm for batch and stream computation.
Core Metrics
| md5 | chksum-md5 | chksum-hash-md5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 117.3M | 114.6K | 122.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.9M | 5.0K | 5.2K |
| Dependents | 12.8K | 127 | 21 |
| Releases | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 333d ago | 534d ago | 757d ago |
| Age | 10y 11m | 2y 5m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
md5
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
chksum-md5
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
chksum-hash-md5
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| md5 | chksum-md5 | chksum-hash-md5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 14KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •md5 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •md5 is depended on by 12.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chksum-md5, chksum-hash-md5 have not been updated in over a year.