Decision Workspace
gimli-crypto vs lib-q-keccak-digest vs gxhash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
gimli-crypto
experimentalv0.2.0
A no_std implementation of Gimli AEAD cipher and hash function
57
lib-q-keccak-digest
experimentalv0.0.8
lib-Q: pre-FIPS Keccak-224/256/384/512 and Keccak256Full (200-byte) digests; not FIPS 202 SHA-3
56
gxhash
growingv3.5.0
GxHash non-cryptographic algorithm
Core Metrics
| gimli-crypto | lib-q-keccak-digest | gxhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 100 | 279 | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 44.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 553 |
| Releases | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 225d ago | 17d ago | 489d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
gimli-crypto
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
lib-q-keccak-digest
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
gxhash
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gimli-crypto | lib-q-keccak-digest | gxhash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.0.8 | 3.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 8KB | 35KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.96.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lib-q-keccak-digest leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gxhash has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gxhash is depended on by 553 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gxhash has not been updated in over a year.
- •gimli-crypto, lib-q-keccak-digest are pre-1.0 — API may change.