Decision Workspace
lib-q-ml-dsa vs crystals-dilithium vs dilithium-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
lib-q-ml-dsa
experimentalv0.0.4
NIST FIPS 204 Module-Lattice Digital Signature Algorithm (ML-DSA) implementation
57
crystals-dilithium
growingv2.0.0
Pure Rust implementation of CRYSTALS-Dilithium and ML-DSA (FIPS 204) digital signatures
52
dilithium-rs
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of ML-DSA (FIPS 204) / CRYSTALS-Dilithium post-quantum digital signature scheme
Core Metrics
| lib-q-ml-dsa | crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 44 | 10.8K | 427 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | today | 96d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 5d | 2y 10m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
lib-q-ml-dsa
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
crystals-dilithium
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
dilithium-rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lib-q-ml-dsa | crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 2.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4.6MB | 191KB | 42KB |
| Features | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.94.1 | 1.78 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crystals-dilithium leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lib-q-ml-dsa, dilithium-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.