Decision Workspace
coldcard vs coldcard-cli vs bdk_wallet
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
coldcard
growingv0.13.0
Coldcard Wallet Interface Library in Rust
47
coldcard-cli
growingv0.13.0
Coldcard Wallet CLI Tool
77
bdk_wallet
stablev2.3.0
A modern, lightweight, descriptor-based wallet library
Core Metrics
| coldcard | coldcard-cli | bdk_wallet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 47 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 61.9K | 20.5K | 626.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.0K | 23 | 98.6K |
| Dependents | 37 | 0 | 131 |
| Releases | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 114d ago | 114d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 3y 11m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
coldcard
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
coldcard-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bdk_wallet
Maintenance
22
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| coldcard | coldcard-cli | bdk_wallet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.0 | 0.13.0 | 2.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 14 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 83KB | 203KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bdk_wallet leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bdk_wallet is depended on by 131 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •coldcard, coldcard-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.