Decision Workspace
ed25519 vs ed25519-v2 vs ed448
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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
46
ed25519-v2
growingv2.3.0-pre
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
60
ed448
growingv0.4.0
Edwards Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) over Curve448 (as specified in RFC8032) support library providing signature type definitions and PKCS#8 private key decoding/encoding support
Core Metrics
| ed25519 | ed25519-v2 | ed448 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 73 | 46 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 119.9M | 1.5K | 81.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 13.2M | 3 | 28.2K |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 0 | 20 |
| Releases | 41 | 1 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 684d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 1y 10m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
ed25519
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ed25519-v2
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
ed448
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ed25519 | ed25519-v2 | ed448 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.3 | 2.3.0-pre | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 18KB | 64KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 36.6% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.72 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ed25519 leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ed25519 is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ed25519-v2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •ed448 is pre-1.0 — API may change.