Decision Workspace
blockchain-traits vs snarkvm vs ink_prelude
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
blockchain-traits
growingv0.4.1
A minimal description of a programmable blockchain.
73
snarkvm
stablev4.6.0
A decentralized virtual machine
73
ink_prelude
stablev5.1.1
[ink!] Common API for no_std and std to access alloc crate types.
Core Metrics
| blockchain-traits | snarkvm | ink_prelude | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 73 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 70.8K | 741.8K | 538.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 217 | 8.1K | 14.6K |
| Dependents | 47 | 1.1K | 258 |
| Releases | 8 | 119 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 2187d ago | today | 134d ago |
| Age | 6y 10m | 6y 2m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
blockchain-traits
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
snarkvm
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ink_prelude
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| blockchain-traits | snarkvm | ink_prelude | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 4.6.0 | 5.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 58KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •snarkvm leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snarkvm is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ blockchain-traits has not been updated in over a year.
- •blockchain-traits is pre-1.0 — API may change.