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merkle-tree-accumulator vs smtree vs winter-crypto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
merkle-tree-accumulator
growingv0.3.0
A simple, append-only Merkle tree-based cryptographic accumulator
36
smtree
growingv0.1.2
SMTree is a flexible sparse tree accumulator that can support various tree types via traits for custom node-merging (i.e., Merkle tree hashes) and tree-padding logic. The api supports single and batch inclusion proofs and random sampling.
65
winter-crypto
growingv0.13.1
Cryptographic library for the Winterfell STARK prover/verifier
Core Metrics
| merkle-tree-accumulator | smtree | winter-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 36 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 7.7K | 5.5K | 563.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 24 | 47.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 267 |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 86d ago | 1620d ago | 251d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 5y | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
merkle-tree-accumulator
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
smtree
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
winter-crypto
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| merkle-tree-accumulator | smtree | winter-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.13.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 29KB | 60KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winter-crypto leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winter-crypto is depended on by 267 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ smtree has not been updated in over a year.