Decision Workspace
qs-format vs lamport_signatures vs ed25519-dalek
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
qs-format
experimentalv0.1.0
CBOR signature format for Quantum-Sign - The Digital Notary Stamp
42
lamport_signatures
growingv0.2.4
Lamport signatures implementation post quantum cryptography
78
ed25519-dalek
stablev2.2.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
Core Metrics
| qs-format | lamport_signatures | ed25519-dalek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 42 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 378 | 9.2K | 109.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 8 | 13.0M |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 17.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 173d ago | 2675d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 5m | 7y 4m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
qs-format
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
lamport_signatures
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| qs-format | lamport_signatures | ed25519-dalek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.4 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 3KB | 98KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.77 | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ed25519-dalek leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ed25519-dalek is depended on by 17.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lamport_signatures has not been updated in over a year.
- •qs-format, lamport_signatures are pre-1.0 — API may change.