Decision Workspace
merkle-tree-db vs starling vs file-mst
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
merkle-tree-db
growingv0.0.1
Merkle tree database
48
starling
growingv4.0.0
This tree structure is a binary merkle tree with branch compression via split indexes.
41
file-mst
experimentalv0.2.0
A Merkle Search Tree implementation backed by a file system.
Core Metrics
| merkle-tree-db | starling | file-mst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 48 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 68.6K | 31 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 443 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1118d ago | 1355d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 3y | 7y 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
merkle-tree-db
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
starling
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
file-mst
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| merkle-tree-db | starling | file-mst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 4.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 28 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 61KB | 14KB |
| Features | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •starling leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ merkle-tree-db, starling have not been updated in over a year.
- •merkle-tree-db, file-mst are pre-1.0 — API may change.