Decision Workspace
chrono-merkle vs merkle-forest vs rs_merkle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
chrono-merkle
growingv1.2.0
Time-aware Merkle tree with delta-based updates and programmable nodes
44
merkle-forest
experimentalv0.1.0
High-performance, persistent, hash-agnostic Merkle tree library.
58
rs_merkle
growingv1.5.0
The most advanced Merkle Tree library for Rust. Supports creating and verifying proofs, multi-proofs, as well as advanced features, such as tree diffs, transactional changes, and rollbacks
Core Metrics
| chrono-merkle | merkle-forest | rs_merkle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 44 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 127 | 17 | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 122.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 844 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 176d ago | 46d ago | 504d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
chrono-merkle
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
merkle-forest
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
rs_merkle
Maintenance
5
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chrono-merkle | merkle-forest | rs_merkle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 352KB | 24KB |
| Features | 19 | 15 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rs_merkle leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rs_merkle is depended on by 844 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rs_merkle has not been updated in over a year.
- •merkle-forest is pre-1.0 — API may change.