Decision Workspace
stackmate vs k256 vs esplora-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
stackmate
growingv0.8.0
Rust-C FFI exposing composite functionality to build bitcoin descriptor wallets.
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
72
esplora-client
growingv0.13.0
Asynchronous and blocking clients and types for interacting with Esplora servers over HTTP
Core Metrics
| stackmate | k256 | esplora-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 74 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 9.0K | 65.8M | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.2M | 50.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.3K | 440 |
| Releases | 7 | 87 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1586d ago | 5d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 6y 7m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
stackmate
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
k256
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
esplora-client
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| stackmate | k256 | esplora-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.14.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 18 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 110KB | 54KB |
| Features | 0 | 18 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 6 |
Links
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.
- •⚠ stackmate has not been updated in over a year.