Decision Workspace
sp800-185 vs sha3-rust vs lib-q-sha3
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
sp800-185
growingv0.2.0
SHA-3 Derived Functions (SP800-185) Implementation in Rust.
40
sha3-rust
growingv0.1.1
This crate provides an implementation of the Keccak (SHA-3) cryptographic hash function family
61
lib-q-sha3
experimentalv0.0.8
lib-Q: SHA-3 (FIPS 202), SHAKE, cSHAKE (SP 800-185), TurboSHAKE; no_std-friendly. Raw Keccak digests: lib-q-keccak-digest
Core Metrics
| sp800-185 | sha3-rust | lib-q-sha3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 40 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 238.9K | 2.6K | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 12 | 0 | 129 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 3153d ago | 768d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 2y 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
sp800-185
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
sha3-rust
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lib-q-sha3
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sp800-185 | sha3-rust | lib-q-sha3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 7KB | 376KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.96.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lib-q-sha3 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sp800-185 has the most downloads (238.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lib-q-sha3 is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sp800-185, sha3-rust have not been updated in over a year.