Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to ghash
Short answerThe closest alternatives to ghash on crates.io data are poly1305 (388K real downloads a day), digest (3.9M real downloads a day), crypto-common (3.8M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is digest, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. ghash itself gets 656,460 a day with 42 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs ghash | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| poly1305 Pulled in | 387,508 | 0.59x | 51 | 4mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto", keyword "universal-hashing" | compare |
| digest Widely used | 3,862,411 | 5.88x | 1,197 | 6mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
| crypto-common Pulled in | 3,766,260 | 5.74x | 85 | 5mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
| ppv-lite86 Pulled in | 2,441,634 | 3.72x | 6 | 20mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
| subtle Widely used | 2,159,165 | 3.29x | 2,362 | 2.3y | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
| hmac Widely used | 2,124,794 | 3.24x | 4,359 | 7mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
| ring Widely used | 2,112,308 | 3.22x | 1,837 | 19mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
| sha1 Widely used | 2,004,209 | 3.05x | 2,496 | 3mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with ghash; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For ghash: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with ghash, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 24, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Few direct dependents and gaining. 387,508 real downloads a day.poly1305Rust crate. The Poly1305 universal hash function and message authentication code. Real use: 388K downloads a day on quiet days; 51 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time