Decision Workspace
sapio-secp256k1 vs secp256k1 vs secp256k1-plus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
sapio-secp256k1
growingv0.28.1
Rust wrapper library for Pieter Wuille's `libsecp256k1`. Implements ECDSA and BIP 340 signatures for the SECG elliptic curve group secp256k1 and related utilities. Extended edition for Sapio.
60
secp256k1
growingv0.31.1
Rust wrapper library for Pieter Wuille's `libsecp256k1`. Implements ECDSA and BIP 340 signatures for the SECG elliptic curve group secp256k1 and related utilities.
46
secp256k1-plus
growingv0.5.7
Fork of Rust bindings for Pieter Wuille's `libsecp256k1` library. Implements ECDSA for the SECG elliptic curve group secp256k1 and related utilities.
Core Metrics
| sapio-secp256k1 | secp256k1 | secp256k1-plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 60 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 40.8K | 64.8M | 91.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 3.2M | 1.8K |
| Dependents | 14 | 7.6K | 70 |
| Releases | 8 | 98 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 909d ago | 256d ago | 3266d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 11y 2m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
sapio-secp256k1
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
secp256k1
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
secp256k1-plus
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| sapio-secp256k1 | secp256k1 | secp256k1-plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.1 | 0.31.1 | 0.5.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | CC0-1.0 | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 126KB | 94KB | 163KB |
| Features | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 37.5% | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •secp256k1 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secp256k1 is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sapio-secp256k1, secp256k1-plus have not been updated in over a year.