Decision Workspace
ed448 vs ed25519 vs ed25519-v2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
ed448
growingv0.5.0
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
75
ed25519
stablev3.0.0
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
47
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
Core Metrics
| ed448 | ed25519 | ed25519-v2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 75 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 161.4K | 153.6M | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 46.3K | 20.9M | 0 |
| Dependents | 28 | 1.6K | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 43 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 22d ago | 744d ago |
| Age | 6y | 9y 7m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
ed448
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ed25519
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ed25519-v2
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ed448 | ed25519 | ed25519-v2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 3.0.0 | 2.3.0-pre |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 19KB | 18KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 34.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.72 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ed25519 leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ed25519 is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ed25519-v2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •ed448 is pre-1.0 — API may change.