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secp256k1 vs secp256k1-plus vs secp256k1-preview-xg2904r5rj
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
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.
41
secp256k1-preview-xg2904r5rj
experimentalv0.32.0
Rust wrapper library for Pieter Wuille's `libsecp256k1`. Implements ECDSA and BIP 340 signatures for the SECG elliptic curve group secp256k1 and related utilities.
Core Metrics
| secp256k1 | secp256k1-plus | secp256k1-preview-xg2904r5rj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 46 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 47.3M | 81.9K | 716 |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3M | 2.4K | 19 |
| Dependents | 6.7K | 70 | 1 |
| Releases | 98 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 148d ago | 3158d ago | 177d ago |
| Age | 10y 11m | 8y 7m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
secp256k1
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
secp256k1-plus
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
secp256k1-preview-xg2904r5rj
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| secp256k1 | secp256k1-plus | secp256k1-preview-xg2904r5rj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.1 | 0.5.7 | 0.32.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | CC0-1.0 | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 94KB | 163KB | 121KB |
| Features | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63.0 | — | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •secp256k1 leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secp256k1 is depended on by 6.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ secp256k1-plus has not been updated in over a year.