Decision Workspace
paillier vs snarkvm vs ark-snark
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
paillier
growingv0.2.0
A pure-Rust implementation of the Paillier encryption scheme
72
snarkvm
stablev4.6.4
A decentralized virtual machine
70
ark-snark
growingv0.6.0
A library for SNARK traits
Core Metrics
| paillier | snarkvm | ark-snark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 72 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 19.0K | 756.2K | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 8.2K | 434.5K |
| Dependents | 1 | 1.2K | 671 |
| Releases | 7 | 123 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 2821d ago | 11d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 6y 4m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
paillier
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
snarkvm
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ark-snark
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| paillier | snarkvm | ark-snark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 4.6.4 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 20 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 57KB | 5KB |
| Features | 7 | 34 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •snarkvm leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ark-snark has the most downloads (6.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snarkvm is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ paillier has not been updated in over a year.
- •paillier, ark-snark are pre-1.0 — API may change.