Decision Workspace
dusk-safe vs dusk-poseidon vs dusk-plonk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
dusk-safe
growingv0.3.0
Sponge API for Field Elements
59
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
Core Metrics
| dusk-safe | dusk-poseidon | dusk-plonk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 59 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 32.5K | 115.9K | 161.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.5K | 6.9K | 10.8K |
| Dependents | 8 | 252 | 328 |
| Releases | 5 | 44 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 414d ago | 53d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 2y | 5y 1m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
dusk-safe
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dusk-poseidon
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
dusk-plonk
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dusk-safe | dusk-poseidon | dusk-plonk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.41.0 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 44KB | 365KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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.
- •⚠ dusk-safe has not been updated in over a year.