Decision Workspace
tar-sha256 vs hmac-sha256 vs astral-tokio-tar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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tar-sha256
growingv0.1.0-a2
Calculate sha256 of files in tar (like sha256sum)
70
hmac-sha256
stablev1.1.14
A small, self-contained SHA256, HMAC-SHA256, and HKDF-SHA256 implementation
70
astral-tokio-tar
growingv0.6.0
A Rust implementation of an async TAR file reader and writer. This library does not currently handle compression, but it is abstract over all I/O readers and writers. Additionally, great lengths are taken to ensure that the entire contents are never required to be entirely resident in memory all at once.
Core Metrics
| tar-sha256 | hmac-sha256 | astral-tokio-tar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 70 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 15.7M | 6.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 1.2M | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 918 | 223 |
| Releases | 2 | 24 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 606d ago | 42d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 6y 11m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
tar-sha256
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hmac-sha256
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
astral-tokio-tar
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tar-sha256 | hmac-sha256 | astral-tokio-tar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-a2 | 1.1.14 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 11KB | 66KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.83.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hmac-sha256 leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hmac-sha256 is depended on by 918 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tar-sha256 has not been updated in over a year.
- •tar-sha256, astral-tokio-tar are pre-1.0 — API may change.