Decision Workspace
aleo-rust vs snarkvm vs snarkvm-utilities
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
aleo-rust
growingv0.6.8
Rust SDK for managing Aleo programs and communicating with the Aleo network
73
snarkvm
stablev4.6.0
A decentralized virtual machine
70
snarkvm-utilities
stablev4.6.0
Utilities for a decentralized virtual machine
Core Metrics
| aleo-rust | snarkvm | snarkvm-utilities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 73 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 45.6K | 741.8K | 876.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 114 | 8.4K | 11.1K |
| Dependents | 41 | 1.1K | 1.8K |
| Releases | 21 | 119 | 119 |
| Last Updated | 773d ago | today | today |
| Age | 3y 1m | 6y 2m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
aleo-rust
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
snarkvm
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
snarkvm-utilities
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| aleo-rust | snarkvm | snarkvm-utilities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.8 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 20 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 58KB | 38KB |
| Features | 4 | 34 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •snarkvm leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snarkvm-utilities has the most downloads (876.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snarkvm-utilities is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ aleo-rust has not been updated in over a year.
- •aleo-rust is pre-1.0 — API may change.