Decision Workspace
bitcoin-u256 vs bsv-sdk vs bitcoin_blockchain
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
bitcoin-u256
experimentalv0.1.19
A Rust crate for handling 256-bit unsigned integers, optimized for blockchain computations, offering arithmetic operations and compact representation conversions.
52
bsv-sdk
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of the BSV Blockchain SDK
50
bitcoin_blockchain
growingv0.10.0
Bitcoin blockchain data structures
Core Metrics
| bitcoin-u256 | bsv-sdk | bitcoin_blockchain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 564 | 31.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 776 | 569 | 526 |
| Dependents | 14 | 27 | 33 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 117d ago | 1d ago | 1066d ago |
| Age | 8m | 19d | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoin-u256
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
bsv-sdk
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
bitcoin_blockchain
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bitcoin-u256 | bsv-sdk | bitcoin_blockchain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.19 | 0.2.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 15 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 90KB | 619KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | 1.59.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bsv-sdk leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitcoin_blockchain has the most downloads (31.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bitcoin_blockchain has not been updated in over a year.