Decision Workspace
nova-snark vs spartan2 vs spartan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
nova-snark
growingv0.71.1
High-speed recursive arguments from folding schemes
48
spartan2
growingv0.9.0
High-speed zkSNARKs without trusted setup
41
spartan
growingv0.9.0
High-speed zkSNARKs without trusted setup
Core Metrics
| nova-snark | spartan2 | spartan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 48 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 126.3K | 4.1K | 23.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.5K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 436 | 0 | 6 |
| Releases | 83 | 9 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 7d ago | 521d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 2y 7m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
nova-snark
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
spartan2
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
spartan
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| nova-snark | spartan2 | spartan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.71.1 | 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 34 | 35 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 281KB | 162KB | 66KB |
| Features | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| 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.
- •⚠ spartan has not been updated in over a year.