Decision Workspace
dusk-poseidon vs dusk-plonk vs tari_bulletproofs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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dusk-poseidon
growingv0.41.0
Implementation of Poseidon hash algorithm over the Bls12-381 Scalar field.
56
dusk-plonk
growingv0.21.0
A pure-Rust implementation of the PLONK ZK-Proof algorithm
49
tari_bulletproofs
growingv4.4.1
A pure-Rust implementation of Bulletproofs using Ristretto
Core Metrics
| dusk-poseidon | dusk-plonk | tari_bulletproofs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 115.9K | 161.7K | 83.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.0K | 10.9K | 1.4K |
| Dependents | 252 | 328 | 12 |
| Releases | 44 | 60 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 53d ago | 1089d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 5y 11m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
dusk-poseidon
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
dusk-plonk
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
tari_bulletproofs
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| dusk-poseidon | dusk-plonk | tari_bulletproofs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.41.0 | 0.21.0 | 4.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 22 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 365KB | 1.1MB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 4.5% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dusk-poseidon leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dusk-plonk has the most downloads (161.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dusk-plonk is depended on by 328 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tari_bulletproofs has not been updated in over a year.
- •dusk-poseidon, dusk-plonk are pre-1.0 — API may change.