Decision Workspace
rustlink vs k256 vs solar-config
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
rustlink
growingv0.0.4
A lightweight and easy-to-use library for periodically retrieving data from the Chainlink decentralized data feed.
74
k256
growingv0.13.4
secp256k1 elliptic curve library written in pure Rust with support for ECDSA signing/verification/public-key recovery, Taproot Schnorr signatures (BIP340), Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and general-purpose secp256k1 elliptic curve group operations which can be used to implement arbitrary protocols
65
solar-config
growingv0.1.8
Solar compiler configuration
Core Metrics
| rustlink | k256 | solar-config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 74 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 47.9M | 383.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 3.5M | 31.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6.6K | 27 |
| Releases | 4 | 79 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 555d ago | 17d ago | 177d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 6y 3m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rustlink
Maintenance
4
Quality
7
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
k256
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
solar-config
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rustlink | k256 | solar-config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 0.13.4 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 94KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 19 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 7.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k256 leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k256 is depended on by 6.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rustlink has not been updated in over a year.