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phc vs mcf vs aws-lc-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
phc
growingv0.6.1
Pure Rust implementation of the Password Hashing Competition (PHC) string format which is used for storing password hashes
64
mcf
growingv0.6.0
Pure Rust implementation of the Modular Crypt Format (MCF) which is used to store password hashes in the form `${id}$...`
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.17.1
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
Core Metrics
| phc | mcf | aws-lc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 64 | 81 |
| Total Downloads | 939.5K | 66.4K | 159.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 362.8K | 10.0K | 13.9M |
| Dependents | 33 | 29 | 3.2K |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 126d ago | 127d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 1y 1m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
phc
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
mcf
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| phc | mcf | aws-lc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.6.0 | 1.17.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 13KB | 240KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •aws-lc-rs is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •phc, mcf are pre-1.0 — API may change.