Decision Workspace
nisty vs p256-cm4 vs p256-cortex-m4-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
nisty
growingv0.0.1
NIST P256 signatures for Cortex-M4 microcontrollers
48
p256-cm4
growingv0.4.0
P256-Cortex-M4 re-written in rust
46
p256-cortex-m4-sys
growingv0.1.0
Low-level bindings to P256-Cortex-M4
Core Metrics
| nisty | p256-cm4 | p256-cortex-m4-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 18.8K | 14.4K | 42.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 38 | 159 | 1.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Releases | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1840d ago | 203d ago | 1403d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 3y 8m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
nisty
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
p256-cm4
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
p256-cortex-m4-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| nisty | p256-cm4 | p256-cortex-m4-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 30KB | 55KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •p256-cm4 leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •p256-cortex-m4-sys has the most downloads (42.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nisty, p256-cortex-m4-sys have not been updated in over a year.