Decision Workspace
ark-ff vs ark-bn254 vs ark-poly
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
ark-ff
growingv0.5.0
A library for finite fields
62
ark-bn254
growingv0.5.0
The BN254 pairing-friendly elliptic curve
61
ark-poly
growingv0.5.0
A library for efficient polynomial arithmetic via FFTs over finite fields
Core Metrics
| ark-ff | ark-bn254 | ark-poly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 53.1M | 17.3M | 28.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.9M | 1.5M | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 4.8K | 2.0K | 1.2K |
| Releases | 16 | 7 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 515d ago | 515d ago | 515d ago |
| Age | 5y | 5y | 5y |
Health Breakdown
ark-ff
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ark-bn254
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ark-poly
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ark-ff | ark-bn254 | ark-poly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 74KB | 14KB | 51KB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ark-bn254 leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ark-ff has the most downloads (53.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ark-ff is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ark-ff, ark-bn254, ark-poly have not been updated in over a year.