Decision Workspace
causeway-btc vs bdk-cli vs bp-std
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
causeway-btc
experimentalv0.1.0-alpha.4
Causeway off-chain helpers for Bitcoin — P2TR address derivation, BIP-341 sighash, witness assembly
58
bdk-cli
stablev3.0.0
An experimental CLI wallet application and playground, powered by BDK
57
bp-std
growingv0.12.0-rc.3
Modern & lightweight implementation of bitcoin standards without rust-bitcoin/miniscript dependencies
Core Metrics
| causeway-btc | bdk-cli | bp-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 13.6K | 53.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Releases | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 60d ago | 314d ago |
| Age | 15d | 5y 4m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
causeway-btc
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
bdk-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
bp-std
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| causeway-btc | bdk-cli | bp-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.4 | 3.0.0 | 0.12.0-rc.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 23 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 81KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bdk-cli leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bp-std has the most downloads (53.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bp-std is depended on by 150 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •causeway-btc, bp-std are pre-1.0 — API may change.