Decision Workspace
md5-asm vs nam-blst vs sha2-asm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
md5-asm
growingv0.5.2
Assembly implementation of MD5 compression function
58
nam-blst
experimentalv0.3.17-nam.0
Bindings for blst BLS12-381 library
56
sha2-asm
growingv0.6.4
Assembly implementation of SHA-2 compression functions
Core Metrics
| md5-asm | nam-blst | sha2-asm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 370.2K | 6.4K | 13.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 64.7K | 680 | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 18 | 3 | 87 |
| Releases | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 689d ago | 23d ago | 689d ago |
| Age | 8y 10m | 6m | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
md5-asm
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nam-blst
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
sha2-asm
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| md5-asm | nam-blst | sha2-asm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.3.17-nam.0 | 0.6.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 361KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •nam-blst leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sha2-asm has the most downloads (13.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ md5-asm, sha2-asm have not been updated in over a year.