Decision Workspace
ab-merkle-tree vs merkle-lite vs ab-blake3
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ab-merkle-tree
experimentalv0.1.0
High-performance Merkle Tree and related data structures (Merkle Mountain Range, Sparse Merkle Tree)
46
merkle-lite
growingv0.1.0
A simple, fast, and composable binary Merkle tree and proof for Rust Crypto hash functions
43
ab-blake3
experimentalv0.1.0
Optimized and more exotic APIs around BLAKE3 (const fn and GPU-friendly)
Core Metrics
| ab-merkle-tree | merkle-lite | ab-blake3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 46 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 20.0K | 20 |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 60 | 20 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 1159d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 14d | 3y 2m | 14d |
Health Breakdown
ab-merkle-tree
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
merkle-lite
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
ab-blake3
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ab-merkle-tree | merkle-lite | ab-blake3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 25KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •merkle-lite leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ merkle-lite has not been updated in over a year.