Decision Workspace
nova-scotia vs nova-snark vs spartan2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
nova-scotia
growingv0.5.0
Middleware to compile Circom circuits to Nova zkSNARK scheme
61
nova-snark
growingv0.71.1
High-speed recursive arguments from folding schemes
48
spartan2
growingv0.9.0
High-speed zkSNARKs without trusted setup
Core Metrics
| nova-scotia | nova-snark | spartan2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 61 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 11.1K | 126.3K | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 83 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1032d ago | 7d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 4y 8m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
nova-scotia
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
nova-snark
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
spartan2
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| nova-scotia | nova-snark | spartan2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.71.1 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 17 | 34 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 804KB | 281KB | 162KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.79.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nova-snark leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nova-snark is depended on by 436 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nova-scotia has not been updated in over a year.