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halo2_proofs vs halo2_gadgets vs halo2-axiom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
halo2_proofs
growingv0.3.2
Fast PLONK-based zero-knowledge proving system with no trusted setup
57
halo2_gadgets
growingv0.4.0
Reusable gadgets and chip implementations for Halo 2
55
halo2-axiom
growingv0.5.1
Fast PLONK-based zero-knowledge proving system. This is a fork of <https://github.com/privacy-scaling-explorations/halo2>, which is itself a fork of ZCash's "halo2_proofs" crate. This fork uses the KZG polynomial commitment scheme for the proving backend, which requires a one-time universal trusted setup. Publishing this crate for better versioning in Axiom's production usage. This crate requires rust nightly to build.
Core Metrics
| halo2_proofs | halo2_gadgets | halo2-axiom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M | 889.5K | 174.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 153.8K | 42.5K | 22.6K |
| Dependents | 129 | 41 | 8 |
| Releases | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 113d ago | 113d ago | 259d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 4y 5m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
halo2_proofs
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
halo2_gadgets
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
halo2-axiom
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| halo2_proofs | halo2_gadgets | halo2-axiom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.4.0 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 20 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 166KB | 255KB | 207KB |
| Features | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.73.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 3 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •halo2_proofs leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •halo2_proofs is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.