Decision Workspace
bitcoinsv-rpc vs bsv-sdk vs protoblock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
bitcoinsv-rpc
stablev2.0.1
Async Rust library for Bitcoin SV node communication
52
bsv-sdk
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of the BSV Blockchain SDK
51
protoblock
experimentalv0.1.6
Asynchronous Bitcoin block ingestion pipeline with built-in reorg handling, backpressure, and observability
Core Metrics
| bitcoinsv-rpc | bsv-sdk | protoblock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 52 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 14.8K | 564 | 354 |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 569 | 58 |
| Dependents | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| Releases | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 175d ago | 1d ago | 111d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 19d | 4m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoinsv-rpc
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bsv-sdk
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
protoblock
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bitcoinsv-rpc | bsv-sdk | protoblock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 619KB | 99KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| 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.
- •bitcoinsv-rpc has the most downloads (14.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bsv-sdk, protoblock are pre-1.0 — API may change.