Decision Workspace
goldilocks-ntt vs primefield vs p3q-field
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
goldilocks-ntt
growingv0.1.0
A library for fast NTTs over the Goldilocks prime field
66
primefield
growingv0.14.0
Generic implementation of prime fields built on `crypto-bigint`, along with macros for writing field element newtypes including ones with formally verified arithmetic using `fiat-crypto`
45
p3q-field
experimentalv0.0.1
P3Q field primitives (Goldilocks 2^64 - 2^32 + 1) for the strict-PQ Plonky3 fork.
Core Metrics
| goldilocks-ntt | primefield | p3q-field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 66 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 2.4M | 148 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 500.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 230 | 6 |
| Releases | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1302d ago | 20d ago | 64d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 2y 7m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
goldilocks-ntt
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
primefield
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
p3q-field
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| goldilocks-ntt | primefield | p3q-field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.14.0 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 22KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.79 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •primefield leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •primefield is depended on by 230 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ goldilocks-ntt has not been updated in over a year.