Decision Workspace
mini-bitcoin-script vs miniscript vs nexa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
mini-bitcoin-script
experimentalv0.1.0
Minimal, protocol-accurate Bitcoin Script parsing and execution engine
61
miniscript
stablev13.0.0
Miniscript: a subset of Bitcoin Script designed for analysis
48
nexa
growingv24.4.15
A complete toolkit to develop Nexa application(s) in Rust.
Core Metrics
| mini-bitcoin-script | miniscript | nexa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 61 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 2.6M | 2.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 178.8K | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.3K | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 84 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 150d ago | 711d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 4m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
mini-bitcoin-script
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
miniscript
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nexa
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mini-bitcoin-script | miniscript | nexa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 13.0.0 | 24.4.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 1.2MB | 1KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | 1.63.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •miniscript leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •miniscript is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nexa has not been updated in over a year.
- •mini-bitcoin-script is pre-1.0 — API may change.