Decision Workspace
crystals-dilithium vs dilithium-rs vs lib-q-ml-dsa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
crystals-dilithium
growingv2.0.0
Pure Rust implementation of CRYSTALS-Dilithium and ML-DSA (FIPS 204) digital signatures
52
dilithium-rs
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of ML-DSA (FIPS 204) / CRYSTALS-Dilithium post-quantum digital signature scheme
49
lib-q-ml-dsa
experimentalv0.0.4
NIST FIPS 204 Module-Lattice Digital Signature Algorithm (ML-DSA) implementation
Core Metrics
| crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | lib-q-ml-dsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 52 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8K | 427 | 44 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.8K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 80d ago | today |
| Age | 2y 10m | 2m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
crystals-dilithium
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
dilithium-rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
lib-q-ml-dsa
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | lib-q-ml-dsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 191KB | 42KB | 4.6MB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | 1.70 | 1.94.1 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crystals-dilithium leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dilithium-rs, lib-q-ml-dsa are pre-1.0 — API may change.