Decision Workspace
shaman vs extendhash vs rust-crypto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
shaman
growingv0.1.0
A pure-Rust, cross-platform implementation of various common hashing algorithms.
52
extendhash
growingv1.0.10
Rust Hash Extender
47
rust-crypto
growingv0.2.36
A (mostly) pure-Rust implementation of various common cryptographic algorithms.
Core Metrics
| shaman | extendhash | rust-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 244.3K | 180.5K | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.5K | 12.5K | 76.1K |
| Dependents | 62 | 8 | 3.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 20 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 3755d ago | 1231d ago | 3598d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 6y 1m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
shaman
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
extendhash
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
rust-crypto
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| shaman | extendhash | rust-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.10 | 0.2.36 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 18KB | 858KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •extendhash leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-crypto has the most downloads (6.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rust-crypto is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shaman, extendhash, rust-crypto have not been updated in over a year.
- •shaman, rust-crypto are pre-1.0 — API may change.