Decision Workspace
dalek-credentials vs ed25519-dalek vs ed25519
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
dalek-credentials
growingv0.0.0
An algebraic message authentication code (MAC) over curve25519
78
ed25519-dalek
stablev2.2.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
73
ed25519
stablev2.2.3
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
| dalek-credentials | ed25519-dalek | ed25519 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 78 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 109.5M | 119.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 13.0M | 13.2M |
| Dependents | 1 | 17.2K | 1.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 42 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 3314d ago | 51d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 9y | 9y 3m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
dalek-credentials
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ed25519
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dalek-credentials | ed25519-dalek | ed25519 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 22 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 98KB | 18KB |
| Features | 2 | 14 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 36.6% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ed25519-dalek leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ed25519 has the most downloads (119.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ed25519-dalek is depended on by 17.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dalek-credentials has not been updated in over a year.
- •dalek-credentials is pre-1.0 — API may change.