Decision Workspace
mwc-bitcoin vs k256 vs bitcoin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
mwc-bitcoin
growingv0.27.1
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
74
k256
growingv0.13.4
secp256k1 elliptic curve library written in pure Rust with support for ECDSA signing/verification/public-key recovery, Taproot Schnorr signatures (BIP340), Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and general-purpose secp256k1 elliptic curve group operations which can be used to implement arbitrary protocols
70
bitcoin
growingv0.32.8
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin.
Core Metrics
| mwc-bitcoin | k256 | bitcoin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 74 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 47.9M | 9.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 86 | 3.5M | 490.0K |
| Dependents | 3 | 6.6K | 8.6K |
| Releases | 3 | 79 | 108 |
| Last Updated | 500d ago | 17d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 6y 3m | 10y 6m |
Health Breakdown
mwc-bitcoin
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
k256
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitcoin
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mwc-bitcoin | k256 | bitcoin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.27.1 | 0.13.4 | 0.32.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 17 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 263KB | 94KB | 371KB |
| Features | 4 | 19 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.6% | 2.8% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.56.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k256 leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitcoin is depended on by 8.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mwc-bitcoin has not been updated in over a year.