Decision Workspace
rapidhash vs xxhash-rust vs foldhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
75
rapidhash
stablev4.5.1
An extremely fast, high quality, platform-independent hashing algorithm.
59
xxhash-rust
growingv0.8.16
Implementation of xxhash
59
foldhash
growingv0.2.0
A fast, non-cryptographic, minimally DoS-resistant hashing algorithm.
Core Metrics
| rapidhash | xxhash-rust | foldhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 75 | 59 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 18.3M | 80.4M | 403.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.1M | 5.0M | 39.3M |
| Dependents | 982 | 10.8K | 2.8K |
| Releases | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 12d ago | 324d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 5y 9m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
rapidhash
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
xxhash-rust
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
7
foldhash
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rapidhash | xxhash-rust | foldhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.5.1 | 0.8.16 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSL-1.0 | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 23KB | 23KB |
| Features | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 43.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71.0 | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rapidhash leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •foldhash has the most downloads (403.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xxhash-rust is depended on by 10.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xxhash-rust, foldhash are pre-1.0 — API may change.