Decision Workspace
async-signature vs signature vs signature_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
async-signature
growingv0.5.1
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
77
signature
stablev3.0.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
53
signature_derive
growingv2.1.0
Custom derive support for the 'signature' crate
Core Metrics
| async-signature | signature | signature_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 77 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 113.2K | 356.2M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.4K | 16.2M | 30.0K |
| Dependents | 8 | 5.0K | 49 |
| Releases | 14 | 55 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 716d ago | 72d ago | 974d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 7y 8m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
async-signature
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
signature
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
signature_derive
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| async-signature | signature | signature_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 3.0.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 15KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 5.5% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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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.
- •⚠ async-signature, signature_derive have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-signature is pre-1.0 — API may change.