Decision Workspace
polyval vs ghash vs poly1305
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
polyval
growingv0.7.1
POLYVAL is a GHASH-like universal hash over GF(2^128) useful for constructing a Message Authentication Code (MAC)
67
ghash
growingv0.6.0
Universal hash over GF(2^128) useful for constructing a Message Authentication Code (MAC), as in the AES-GCM authenticated encryption cipher.
70
poly1305
growingv0.9.0
The Poly1305 universal hash function and message authentication code
Core Metrics
| polyval | ghash | poly1305 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 67 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 117.1M | 105.4M | 65.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 9.1M | 8.3M | 5.0M |
| Dependents | 82 | 176 | 419 |
| Releases | 38 | 27 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 86d ago | 86d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 9y 7m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
polyval
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ghash
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
poly1305
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| polyval | ghash | poly1305 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.6.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 11KB | 34KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •poly1305 leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •polyval has the most downloads (117.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •poly1305 is depended on by 419 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.