Decision Workspace
memokey vs ed25519-dalek vs signature
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
memokey
experimentalv0.1.0
CLI for memobuild key generation, signing, and verification
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
| memokey | ed25519-dalek | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 78 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 109.5M | 250.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 13.0M | 24.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 17.2K | 4.1K |
| Releases | 1 | 42 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 51d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 20d | 9y 3m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
memokey
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
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
| memokey | ed25519-dalek | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 22 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 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) |
Links
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.
- •memokey is pre-1.0 — API may change.