Decision Workspace
apksig vs droidsaw-apk vs signature
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
apksig
growingv0.4.0
Decoding the APK Signing Block
54
droidsaw-apk
experimentalv2.0.0
DROIDSAW Android APK static analysis library. Parses containers, AndroidManifest, signing blocks (v1–v4), ELF native libs, and DEX headers.
77
signature
stablev3.0.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
Core Metrics
| apksig | droidsaw-apk | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 54 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 15.6K | 204 | 356.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 16.2M |
| Dependents | 1 | 5 | 5.0K |
| Releases | 18 | 3 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 224d ago | 32d ago | 72d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 3m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
apksig
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
droidsaw-apk
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
signature
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| apksig | droidsaw-apk | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 2.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 25 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 572KB | 15KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 5.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •signature leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •signature is depended on by 5.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •apksig is pre-1.0 — API may change.