Decision Workspace
oshash-cli vs argon2 vs pbkdf2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
oshash-cli
experimentalv0.3.1
A cli to run an implementation of https://pypi.org/project/oshash/ written in Rust
72
argon2
growingv0.5.3
Pure Rust implementation of the Argon2 password hashing function with support for the Argon2d, Argon2i, and Argon2id algorithmic variants
71
pbkdf2
growingv0.12.2
Generic implementation of PBKDF2
Core Metrics
| oshash-cli | argon2 | pbkdf2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 494 | 19.2M | 157.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 2.4M | 10.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.2K | 5.8K |
| Releases | 3 | 36 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 97d ago | 6d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 8m | 9y | 9y |
Health Breakdown
oshash-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
argon2
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pbkdf2
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| oshash-cli | argon2 | pbkdf2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.5.3 | 0.12.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 29KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 30.6% | 24.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •argon2 leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pbkdf2 has the most downloads (157.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •argon2 is depended on by 7.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.