Decision Workspace
xxhash-rust vs twox-hash vs rapidhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
xxhash-rust
growingv0.8.15
Implementation of xxhash
66
twox-hash
growingv2.1.2
A Rust implementation of the XXHash and XXH3 algorithms
74
rapidhash
stablev4.4.1
An extremely fast, high quality, platform-independent hashing algorithm.
Core Metrics
| xxhash-rust | twox-hash | rapidhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 66 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 55.7M | 152.6M | 5.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.1M | 11.6M | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 5.8K | 4.4K | 527 |
| Releases | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 453d ago | 205d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 10y 10m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
xxhash-rust
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
7
twox-hash
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rapidhash
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xxhash-rust | twox-hash | rapidhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.15 | 2.1.2 | 4.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSL-1.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 36KB | 57KB |
| Features | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 45.5% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rapidhash leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •twox-hash has the most downloads (152.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xxhash-rust is depended on by 5.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xxhash-rust has not been updated in over a year.
- •xxhash-rust is pre-1.0 — API may change.