Decision Workspace
hadead vs ed25519-dalek vs signature
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
hadead
growingv0.2.0
Redis Rate Limiter using wallexerr
78
ed25519-dalek
stablev2.2.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
77
signature
stablev2.2.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
Core Metrics
| hadead | ed25519-dalek | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 78 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 11.9K | 109.5M | 250.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 12.5M | 23.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 17.2K | 4.1K |
| Releases | 10 | 42 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 858d ago | 51d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 9y 3m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
hadead
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
signature
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hadead | ed25519-dalek | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 98KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 5.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ed25519-dalek leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •signature has the most downloads (250.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ed25519-dalek is depended on by 17.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hadead has not been updated in over a year.
- •hadead is pre-1.0 — API may change.