Decision Workspace
cms vs signature vs ed25519
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
cms
growingv0.2.3
Pure Rust implementation of the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) as described in RFC 5652 and RFC 3274.
80
signature
stablev3.0.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
75
ed25519
stablev3.0.0
Edwards Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) over Curve25519 (as specified in RFC 8032) support library providing signature type definitions and PKCS#8 private key decoding/encoding support
Core Metrics
| cms | signature | ed25519 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 80 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4M | 307.9M | 153.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 739.9K | 33.7M | 20.9M |
| Dependents | 400 | 4.6K | 1.6K |
| Releases | 9 | 55 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 120d ago | 23d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 7y | 7y 6m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
cms
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
signature
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ed25519
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cms | signature | ed25519 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 179KB | 15KB | 19KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 5.5% | 34.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •signature has the highest health score (80/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •signature is depended on by 4.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cms is pre-1.0 — API may change.