Decision Workspace
signatory vs arcanum-signatures vs signature
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
signatory
growingv0.27.1
Multi-provider elliptic curve digital signature library with ECDSA and Ed25519 support
51
arcanum-signatures
experimentalv0.1.2
Digital signature algorithms for the Arcanum cryptographic engine
80
signature
stablev3.0.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
Core Metrics
| signatory | arcanum-signatures | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 51 | 80 |
| Total Downloads | 39.7M | 1.3K | 307.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 10.6M | 0 | 33.7M |
| Dependents | 259 | 11 | 4.6K |
| Releases | 57 | 3 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 1015d ago | 120d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 4m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
signatory
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
arcanum-signatures
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
signature
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| signatory | arcanum-signatures | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.27.1 | 0.1.2 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 21 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 126KB | 34KB | 15KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 1.8% | 0.0% | 5.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.89 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 3 (team) |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •signature has the highest health score (80/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •signature is depended on by 4.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ signatory has not been updated in over a year.
- •signatory, arcanum-signatures are pre-1.0 — API may change.