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devp2p-secp256k1 vs secp256k1 vs secp256k1-plus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
devp2p-secp256k1
growingv0.5.6
Fork of Rust bindings for Pieter Wuille's `libsecp256k1` library. Implements ECDSA for the SECG elliptic curve group secp256k1 and related utilities.
62
secp256k1
growingv0.31.1
Rust wrapper library for Pieter Wuille's `libsecp256k1`. Implements ECDSA and BIP 340 signatures for the SECG elliptic curve group secp256k1 and related utilities.
46
secp256k1-plus
growingv0.5.7
Fork of Rust bindings for Pieter Wuille's `libsecp256k1` library. Implements ECDSA for the SECG elliptic curve group secp256k1 and related utilities.
Core Metrics
| devp2p-secp256k1 | secp256k1 | secp256k1-plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 62 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 47.3M | 81.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 131 | 3.4M | 2.5K |
| Dependents | 17 | 6.7K | 70 |
| Releases | 1 | 98 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 3159d ago | 148d ago | 3158d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 10y 11m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
devp2p-secp256k1
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
secp256k1
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
secp256k1-plus
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| devp2p-secp256k1 | secp256k1 | secp256k1-plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.6 | 0.31.1 | 0.5.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | CC0-1.0 | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 163KB | 94KB | 163KB |
| Features | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •secp256k1 leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secp256k1 is depended on by 6.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ devp2p-secp256k1, secp256k1-plus have not been updated in over a year.