Decision Workspace
merkle vs merkletree vs merkle_light
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
merkle
growingv1.11.0
Merkle tree implementation with support for generation of inclusion proofs.
55
merkletree
growingv0.23.0
Light merkle tree implementation with SPV support and dependency agnostic.
48
merkle_light
growingv0.4.0
Light merkle tree implementation with SPV support and dependency agnostic.
Core Metrics
| merkle | merkletree | merkle_light | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 50.8K | 585.8K | 66.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 888 | 18.1K | 2.4K |
| Dependents | 9 | 318 | 5 |
| Releases | 15 | 33 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2439d ago | 1043d ago | 1375d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 6y 10m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
merkle
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
merkletree
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
merkle_light
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| merkle | merkletree | merkle_light | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.0 | 0.23.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 57KB | 22KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •merkletree leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •merkletree is depended on by 318 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ merkle, merkletree, merkle_light have not been updated in over a year.
- •merkletree, merkle_light are pre-1.0 — API may change.