Decision Workspace
ring-digest vs ring-compat vs sha2raw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
ring-digest
growingv0.1.0
Wappers for using the high-performance implementations of digest algorithm from the *ring* crate via `Digest` trait from the `digest` crate.
55
ring-compat
growingv0.8.0
Compatibility crate for using RustCrypto's traits with the cryptographic algorithm implementations from *ring*
74
sha2raw
stablev14.1.0
SHA-2 hash function
Core Metrics
| ring-digest | ring-compat | sha2raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 55 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 1.7M | 476.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 70.7K | 14.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 118 | 107 |
| Releases | 1 | 16 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 2113d ago | 902d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 5y 6m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
ring-digest
Maintenance
1
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ring-compat
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
sha2raw
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ring-digest | ring-compat | sha2raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.8.0 | 14.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 181KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 18.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •sha2raw leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ring-compat has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ring-compat is depended on by 118 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ring-digest, ring-compat have not been updated in over a year.
- •ring-digest, ring-compat are pre-1.0 — API may change.