Decision Workspace
crystals-dilithium vs dilithium-rs vs saorsa-pqc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
crystals-dilithium
stablev2.0.0
Pure Rust implementation of CRYSTALS-Dilithium and ML-DSA (FIPS 204) digital signatures
54
dilithium-rs
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of ML-DSA (FIPS 204) / CRYSTALS-Dilithium post-quantum digital signature scheme
64
saorsa-pqc
experimentalv0.5.0
Post-Quantum Cryptography library for Saorsa Labs projects
Core Metrics
| crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | saorsa-pqc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 54 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9K | 75 | 45.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 75 | 6.4K |
| Dependents | 6 | 9 | 497 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 21d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 21d | 7m |
Health Breakdown
crystals-dilithium
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
dilithium-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
saorsa-pqc
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | saorsa-pqc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 50 |
| Crate Size | 191KB | 42KB | 220KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •saorsa-pqc leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •saorsa-pqc is depended on by 497 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dilithium-rs, saorsa-pqc are pre-1.0 — API may change.