Decision Workspace
nkeys vs frost-ed25519 vs edcert
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
nkeys
growingv0.4.5
Rust implementation of the NATS nkeys library
70
frost-ed25519
stablev3.0.0
A Schnorr signature scheme over Ed25519 that supports FROST.
47
edcert
growingv9.0.1
A crate which can be used to sign and verify content based on Ed25519.
Core Metrics
| nkeys | frost-ed25519 | edcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 70 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 39.9M | 150.9K | 40.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 10.6M | 37.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 627 | 34 | 30 |
| Releases | 23 | 15 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 326d ago | 32d ago | 3502d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 3y 2m | 10y 2m |
Health Breakdown
nkeys
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
frost-ed25519
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
edcert
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| nkeys | frost-ed25519 | edcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 | 3.0.0 | 9.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 18 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 48KB | 13KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 21.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •frost-ed25519 leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nkeys has the most downloads (39.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nkeys is depended on by 627 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ edcert has not been updated in over a year.
- •nkeys is pre-1.0 — API may change.