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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to tiny-keccak
Short answerThe closest alternatives to tiny-keccak on crates.io data are digest (3.9M real downloads a day), sha1 (2M real downloads a day), sha3 (574K real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is digest, and 6 shipped a release in the last year. tiny-keccak itself gets 680,461 a day with 457 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs tiny-keccak | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| digest Widely used | 3,862,411 | 5.68x | 1,197 | 6mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto", keyword "hash" | side by side |
| sha1 Widely used | 2,004,209 | 2.95x | 2,496 | 3mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto", keyword "hash" | compare |
| sha3 Widely used | 573,618 | 0.84x | 1,767 | 5mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "hash", keyword "keccak" | compare |
| keccak Pulled in | 548,655 | 0.81x | 61 | 2mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto", keyword "keccak" | compare |
| sha-1 Established | 196,391 | 0.29x | 313 | 3.9y | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto", keyword "hash" | compare |
| crypto-common Pulled in | 3,766,260 | 5.53x | 85 | 5mo | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "crypto" | compare |
| sha2 Foundational | 3,510,276 | 5.16x | 22,608 | 12d | category Cryptography, category No standard library, keyword "hash" | compare |
| ppv-lite86 Pulled in | 2,441,634 | 3.59x | 6 | 20mo | 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 tiny-keccak; 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 tiny-keccak: 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 tiny-keccak, 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: Widely used and steady. 3,862,411 real downloads a day.digestRust crate. Traits for cryptographic hash functions and message authentication codes. Real use: 3.9M downloads a day on quiet days; 1,197 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time