Decision Workspace
light-poseidon-nostd vs light-poseidon vs ark-snark
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
light-poseidon-nostd
experimentalv0.4.1
Poseidon hash implementation in Rust with no_std support (fork of light-poseidon)
47
light-poseidon
growingv0.4.0
Poseidon hash implementation in Rust
70
ark-snark
growingv0.6.0
A library for SNARK traits
Core Metrics
| light-poseidon-nostd | light-poseidon | ark-snark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 47 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 809 | 8.9M | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 700.6K | 434.5K |
| Dependents | 5 | 337 | 671 |
| Releases | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 112d ago | 251d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 5m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
light-poseidon-nostd
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
light-poseidon
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
ark-snark
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| light-poseidon-nostd | light-poseidon | ark-snark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 357KB | 354KB | 5KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ark-snark leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •light-poseidon has the most downloads (8.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ark-snark is depended on by 671 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.