Decision Workspace
electrum2descriptors vs electrum-client vs bp-std
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
electrum2descriptors
growingv0.7.0
Converts electrum xpubs (like vpub, ypub...) into output descriptors
63
electrum-client
growingv0.24.1
Bitcoin Electrum client library. Supports plaintext, TLS and Onion servers.
58
bp-std
growingv0.12.0-rc.3
Modern & lightweight implementation of bitcoin standards without rust-bitcoin/miniscript dependencies
Core Metrics
| electrum2descriptors | electrum-client | bp-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 63 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 19.0K | 1.8M | 51.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 828 | 126.9K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 488 | 148 |
| Releases | 12 | 41 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 428d ago | 143d ago | 255d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 6y 1m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
electrum2descriptors
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
electrum-client
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
bp-std
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| electrum2descriptors | electrum-client | bp-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.24.1 | 0.12.0-rc.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 43KB | 28KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •electrum-client leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •electrum-client is depended on by 488 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ electrum2descriptors has not been updated in over a year.