Decision Workspace
merkle_light vs merkletree vs merkle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
merkle_light
growingv0.4.0
Light merkle tree implementation with SPV support and dependency agnostic.
55
merkletree
growingv0.23.0
Light merkle tree implementation with SPV support and dependency agnostic.
48
merkle
growingv1.11.0
Merkle tree implementation with support for generation of inclusion proofs.
Core Metrics
| merkle_light | merkletree | merkle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 66.5K | 585.8K | 50.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.4K | 17.9K | 781 |
| Dependents | 5 | 318 | 9 |
| Releases | 5 | 33 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1375d ago | 1043d ago | 2439d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 6y 10m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
merkle_light
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
merkletree
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
merkle
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| merkle_light | merkletree | merkle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.23.0 | 1.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 3 | 16 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 57KB | 14KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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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_light, merkletree, merkle have not been updated in over a year.
- •merkle_light, merkletree are pre-1.0 — API may change.