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ed25519-dalek-blake2b vs ed25519-dalek vs schnorrkel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ed25519-dalek-blake2b
growingv1.0.2
fork ed25519-dalek , replace sha512 to blake2b
78
ed25519-dalek
stablev2.2.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
53
schnorrkel
growingv0.11.5
Schnorr VRF, signatures, etc. using the Ristretto group
Core Metrics
| ed25519-dalek-blake2b | ed25519-dalek | schnorrkel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 78 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 52.3K | 109.5M | 14.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.3K | 13.0M | 579.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 17.2K | 694 |
| Releases | 2 | 42 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 1862d ago | 51d ago | 256d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 9y 3m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
ed25519-dalek-blake2b
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
schnorrkel
Maintenance
9
Quality
9
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ed25519-dalek-blake2b | ed25519-dalek | schnorrkel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 2.2.0 | 0.11.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 16 | 22 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 98KB | 72KB |
| Features | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 60.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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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-dalek is depended on by 17.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ed25519-dalek-blake2b has not been updated in over a year.
- •schnorrkel is pre-1.0 — API may change.