Decision Workspace
xkcp-rs vs xkcp-sys vs lib-q-sha3
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
xkcp-rs
growingv0.0.5
Safe wrappers to the XKCP library
49
xkcp-sys
growingv0.0.5
Native bindings to the XKCP library
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
| xkcp-rs | xkcp-sys | lib-q-sha3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 49 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1K | 7.0K | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 129 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 413d ago | 413d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 9m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
xkcp-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
xkcp-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
lib-q-sha3
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xkcp-rs | xkcp-sys | lib-q-sha3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.5 | 0.0.5 | 0.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 311KB | 376KB |
| Features | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.65 | 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.
- •xkcp-sys has the most downloads (7.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lib-q-sha3 is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xkcp-rs, xkcp-sys have not been updated in over a year.