Decision Workspace
nakatoshi vs kitak vs vanitygen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
nakatoshi
growingv0.2.8
Bitcoin vanity address generator
54
kitak
experimentalv3.2.1
A blazingly fast Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana vanity address generator.
48
vanitygen
experimentalv0.5.0
Bitcoin vanity address generator — find your perfect address
Core Metrics
| nakatoshi | kitak | vanitygen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 54 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 122 | 69 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1460d ago | 97d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 3m | 19d |
Health Breakdown
nakatoshi
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
kitak
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
vanitygen
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nakatoshi | kitak | vanitygen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.8 | 3.2.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 19 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 118KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kitak leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nakatoshi has the most downloads (12.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nakatoshi has not been updated in over a year.
- •nakatoshi, vanitygen are pre-1.0 — API may change.