Decision Workspace
brine-ed25519 vs ed25519-dalek vs schnorrkel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
brine-ed25519
growingv0.7.0
Ed25519 signature verification for Solana SVM programs using curve25519 syscalls
80
ed25519-dalek
stablev2.2.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
52
schnorrkel
growingv0.11.5
Schnorr VRF, signatures, etc. using the Ristretto group
Core Metrics
| brine-ed25519 | ed25519-dalek | schnorrkel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 80 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 64.7K | 142.7M | 15.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.2K | 20.6M | 514.6K |
| Dependents | 1 | 22.5K | 740 |
| Releases | 10 | 43 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 19d ago | 315d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 9y 5m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
brine-ed25519
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
schnorrkel
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| brine-ed25519 | ed25519-dalek | schnorrkel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 2.2.0 | 0.11.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 6 | 22 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 98KB | 72KB |
| Features | 1 | 14 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.7% | 60.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ed25519-dalek has the highest health score (80/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •ed25519-dalek is depended on by 22.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •brine-ed25519, schnorrkel are pre-1.0 — API may change.