Decision Workspace
roughenough-merkle vs rs-merkletree vs rs_merkle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
roughenough-merkle
experimentalv2.0.0
SHA-512 Merkle tree implementation
39
rs-merkletree
growingv0.1.0
Rust library to create Merkle Trees
58
rs_merkle
growingv1.5.0
The most advanced Merkle Tree library for Rust. Supports creating and verifying proofs, multi-proofs, as well as advanced features, such as tree diffs, transactional changes, and rollbacks
Core Metrics
| roughenough-merkle | rs-merkletree | rs_merkle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 39 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 478 | 1.2K | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 60 | 4 | 148.5K |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 693 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 155d ago | 592d ago | 396d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y 7m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
roughenough-merkle
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rs-merkletree
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rs_merkle
Maintenance
5
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| roughenough-merkle | rs-merkletree | rs_merkle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 5KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rs_merkle leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rs_merkle is depended on by 693 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rs-merkletree, rs_merkle have not been updated in over a year.
- •rs-merkletree is pre-1.0 — API may change.