Decision Workspace
bsv-primitives vs blvm-primitives vs k256
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
bsv-primitives
experimentalv0.4.0
BSV Blockchain SDK - Cryptographic primitives, hashing, and utilities
51
blvm-primitives
experimentalv0.1.16
Bitcoin Commons BLVM: Foundational types, serialization, crypto, and config for consensus and protocol layers
73
k256
growingv0.13.4
secp256k1 elliptic curve library written in pure Rust with support for ECDSA signing/verification/public-key recovery, Taproot Schnorr signatures (BIP340), Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and general-purpose secp256k1 elliptic curve group operations which can be used to implement arbitrary protocols
Core Metrics
| bsv-primitives | blvm-primitives | k256 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 51 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 408 | 1.2K | 56.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1K | 4.7M |
| Dependents | 40 | 18 | 8.0K |
| Releases | 5 | 13 | 80 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 8d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
bsv-primitives
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
blvm-primitives
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
k256
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bsv-primitives | blvm-primitives | k256 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.16 | 0.13.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 9 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 57KB | 94KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •k256 leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k256 is depended on by 8.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.