Decision Workspace
minisign-verify vs signature vs frost-ed25519
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
minisign-verify
growingv0.2.5
A small, zero-dependencies crate to verify Minisign signatures.
77
signature
stablev2.2.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
70
frost-ed25519
stablev2.2.0
A Schnorr signature scheme over Ed25519 that supports FROST.
Core Metrics
| minisign-verify | signature | frost-ed25519 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 77 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0M | 250.0M | 95.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 936.5K | 24.5M | 15.1K |
| Dependents | 892 | 4.1K | 22 |
| Releases | 15 | 54 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 51d ago | 58d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 7y 5m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
minisign-verify
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
signature
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
frost-ed25519
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| minisign-verify | signature | frost-ed25519 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 16KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •signature leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •signature is depended on by 4.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •minisign-verify is pre-1.0 — API may change.