Decision Workspace
trezor-crypto-lib vs frost-ed25519 vs nkeys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
trezor-crypto-lib
growingv0.1.1
A rust implementation of the trezor crypto library
70
frost-ed25519
stablev2.2.0
A Schnorr signature scheme over Ed25519 that supports FROST.
58
nkeys
growingv0.4.5
Rust implementation of the NATS nkeys library
Core Metrics
| trezor-crypto-lib | frost-ed25519 | nkeys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 70 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 95.8K | 23.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 15.1K | 5.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 22 | 591 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 1402d ago | 58d ago | 267d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 3y | 7y |
Health Breakdown
trezor-crypto-lib
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
frost-ed25519
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
nkeys
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| trezor-crypto-lib | frost-ed25519 | nkeys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.2.0 | 0.4.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 47KB | 27KB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •frost-ed25519 leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nkeys has the most downloads (23.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nkeys is depended on by 591 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ trezor-crypto-lib has not been updated in over a year.
- •trezor-crypto-lib, nkeys are pre-1.0 — API may change.