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satellite-bitcoin vs arch-satellite-bitcoin vs k256
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
satellite-bitcoin
experimentalv0.31.6
High-level Bitcoin utilities and re-exports for the Satellite project.
39
arch-satellite-bitcoin
experimentalv0.31.5
High-level Bitcoin utilities and re-exports for the Satellite project.
74
k256
growingv0.14.0
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
Core Metrics
| satellite-bitcoin | arch-satellite-bitcoin | k256 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 39 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 94 | 65.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.9M |
| Dependents | 7 | 1 | 9.3K |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 87 |
| Last Updated | 236d ago | 143d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 9m | 4m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
satellite-bitcoin
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
arch-satellite-bitcoin
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
k256
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| satellite-bitcoin | arch-satellite-bitcoin | k256 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.6 | 0.31.5 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 17KB | 110KB |
| Features | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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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 9.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.