Decision Workspace
salsa20 vs cipher vs rc4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
salsa20
growingv0.10.2
Pure Rust implementation of the Salsa20 stream cipher
70
cipher
growingv0.5.1
Traits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
68
rc4
growingv0.1.0
Pure Rust implementation of the RC4 stream cipher
Core Metrics
| salsa20 | cipher | rc4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 49.9M | 219.9M | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.5M | 15.2M | 86.4K |
| Dependents | 368 | 2.5K | 146 |
| Releases | 25 | 38 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 30d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 10y 9m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
salsa20
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipher
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rc4
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| salsa20 | cipher | rc4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.2 | 0.5.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 28KB | 17KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 36.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.85 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •salsa20 leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cipher has the most downloads (219.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cipher is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.