Decision Workspace
speck-cipher vs des vs blowfish
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
speck-cipher
growingv0.0.1
Speck block cipher algorithm
72
des
growingv0.8.1
DES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
71
blowfish
growingv0.9.1
Blowfish block cipher
Core Metrics
| speck-cipher | des | blowfish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 19.8M | 25.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 177 | 1.7M | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 604 | 286 |
| Releases | 4 | 21 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 54d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 9y 11m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
speck-cipher
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
4
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
| speck-cipher | des | blowfish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.8.1 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 39KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 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.