Decision Workspace
serpent vs des vs blowfish
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
serpent
growingv0.5.1
Serpent block cipher
72
des
growingv0.8.1
DES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
71
blowfish
growingv0.9.1
Blowfish block cipher
Core Metrics
| serpent | des | blowfish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 15.5K | 19.8M | 25.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 1.7M | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 604 | 286 |
| Releases | 10 | 21 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 54d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 9y 11m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
serpent
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
des
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
blowfish
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serpent | des | blowfish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.8.1 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 39KB | 17KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •des leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blowfish has the most downloads (25.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •des is depended on by 604 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.