Decision Workspace
rigel vs hmac-sha512 vs bitcoin-hmac-sha512
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
rigel
growingv0.2.2
Minimal HMAC-SHA512 implementation optimized for embedded devices
67
hmac-sha512
stablev1.1.12
A small, self-contained SHA512, HMAC-SHA512, HKDF-SHA512, SHA384, HMAC-SHA384, and HKDF-SHA384 implementation
34
bitcoin-hmac-sha512
experimentalv0.1.1
Low-level, FFI-friendly HMAC-SHA-512 implementation for Bitcoin-style cryptographic workflows, using raw pointers and fixed-size buffers for high-performance message authentication.
Core Metrics
| rigel | hmac-sha512 | bitcoin-hmac-sha512 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 67 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 19.5K | 18.4M | 37 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 518.0K | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 22 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2650d ago | 42d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 5y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
rigel
Maintenance
5
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
hmac-sha512
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
bitcoin-hmac-sha512
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| rigel | hmac-sha512 | bitcoin-hmac-sha512 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.1.12 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 13KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hmac-sha512 leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hmac-sha512 is depended on by 209 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rigel has not been updated in over a year.
- •rigel, bitcoin-hmac-sha512 are pre-1.0 — API may change.