Decision Workspace
rabbit vs salsa20 vs cipher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rabbit
growingv0.4.1
An implementation of the Rabbit Stream Cipher Algorithm
71
salsa20
growingv0.10.2
Pure Rust implementation of the Salsa20 stream cipher
70
cipher
growingv0.5.1
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
Core Metrics
| rabbit | salsa20 | cipher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 18.1K | 49.9M | 219.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 525 | 4.3M | 14.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 368 | 2.5K |
| Releases | 6 | 25 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1499d ago | 49d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 9y 5m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rabbit
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
salsa20
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rabbit | salsa20 | cipher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.10.2 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 13KB | 28KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 36.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •salsa20 leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher has the most downloads (219.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rabbit has not been updated in over a year.