Decision Workspace
eml vs merkle-spine vs canonical-ml
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
eml
experimentalv0.11.0
Epoch Merkle Log: the EML library instantiated at k=2, no prefix
49
merkle-spine
experimentalv0.1.0
Merkle Spine — the structural core: canonicalization (collapse + promotion), the proof spine, inclusion and leaf proofs, and the general structural Seal. Epoch-free.
47
canonical-ml
experimentalv0.1.0
CML — the single-algorithm canonical append log over the Merkle Spine: frontier carry, root folds, the append-only consistency proof, inclusion/leaf proof generation, and the structural snapshot facet. No epochs, no multi-algorithm.
Core Metrics
| eml | merkle-spine | canonical-ml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 99 | 63 | 52 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 10d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 1m | 10d | 10d |
Health Breakdown
eml
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
merkle-spine
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
canonical-ml
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| eml | merkle-spine | canonical-ml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 27KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •merkle-spine leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •eml has the most downloads (99), suggesting wider adoption.