Decision Workspace
cargo-rbmt vs k256 vs esplora-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
cargo-rbmt
experimentalv0.5.0
Maintainer tools for rust-bitcoin projects
74
k256
growingv0.14.0
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
72
esplora-client
growingv0.13.0
Asynchronous and blocking clients and types for interacting with Esplora servers over HTTP
Core Metrics
| cargo-rbmt | k256 | esplora-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 74 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 65.8M | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8K | 3.2M | 50.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.3K | 440 |
| Releases | 7 | 87 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 5d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 3m | 6y 7m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-rbmt
Maintenance
22
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
k256
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
esplora-client
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-rbmt | k256 | esplora-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.14.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 18 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 110KB | 54KB |
| Features | 0 | 18 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.85 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 6 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k256 leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k256 is depended on by 9.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.