Decision Workspace
rapidhash vs foldhash vs gxhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
rapidhash
stablev4.4.1
An extremely fast, high quality, platform-independent hashing algorithm.
59
foldhash
growingv0.2.0
A fast, non-cryptographic, minimally DoS-resistant hashing algorithm.
56
gxhash
growingv3.5.0
GxHash non-cryptographic algorithm
Core Metrics
| rapidhash | foldhash | gxhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 59 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 10.4M | 299.3M | 954.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3M | 52.2M | 69.7K |
| Dependents | 785 | 2.4K | 523 |
| Releases | 20 | 7 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 94d ago | 275d ago | 440d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 1y 9m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
rapidhash
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
foldhash
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
gxhash
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rapidhash | foldhash | gxhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.4.1 | 0.2.0 | 3.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 23KB | 35KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71.0 | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rapidhash leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •foldhash has the most downloads (299.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •foldhash is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gxhash has not been updated in over a year.
- •foldhash is pre-1.0 — API may change.