Decision Workspace
starsig vs frost-core vs signature_core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
starsig
growingv0.2.1
A pure-Rust implementation of Schnorr signatures using Ristretto
68
frost-core
stablev2.2.0
Types and traits to support implementing Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold signature schemes (FROST).
55
signature_core
growingv0.37.0
Signature core types of the Ockam library.
Core Metrics
| starsig | frost-core | signature_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 68 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 241.1K | 51.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 22.6K | 112 |
| Dependents | 0 | 208 | 216 |
| Releases | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 2326d ago | 58d ago | 1418d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 3y | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
starsig
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
frost-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
signature_core
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| starsig | frost-core | signature_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 2.2.0 | 0.37.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 23 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 72KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •frost-core leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •signature_core is depended on by 216 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ starsig, signature_core have not been updated in over a year.
- •starsig, signature_core are pre-1.0 — API may change.