Decision Workspace
electrs-http vs esplora-client vs electrum-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
electrs-http
experimentalv0.0.0
A sidecar to romanz/electrs that exposes an Esplora-compatible REST API
72
esplora-client
growingv0.13.0
Asynchronous and blocking clients and types for interacting with Esplora servers over HTTP
67
electrum-client
growingv0.25.0
Bitcoin Electrum client library. Supports plaintext, TLS and Onion servers.
Core Metrics
| electrs-http | esplora-client | electrum-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 72 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 1.4M | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 50.9K | 75.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 440 | 504 |
| Releases | 1 | 17 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 11d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 12d | 3y 9m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
electrs-http
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
esplora-client
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
electrum-client
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| electrs-http | esplora-client | electrum-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.13.0 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 15 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 54KB | 57KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •esplora-client leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •electrum-client has the most downloads (2.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •electrum-client is depended on by 504 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.