Decision Workspace
salsa20 vs cipher vs rc4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
salsa20
growingv0.11.0
Pure Rust implementation of the Salsa20 stream cipher
72
cipher
growingv0.5.2
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
67
rc4
growingv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of the RC4 stream cipher
Core Metrics
| salsa20 | cipher | rc4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 72 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 58.5M | 253.6M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.8M | 18.6M | 72.0K |
| Dependents | 530 | 2.8K | 184 |
| Releases | 26 | 39 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 56d ago | 6d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 9y 7m | 10y 11m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
salsa20
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rc4
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| salsa20 | cipher | rc4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.5.2 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 28KB | 16KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 35.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cipher leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.