Decision Workspace
varsig vs ed25519-dalek vs signature
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
varsig
experimentalv0.1.0
Varsig signature metadata
80
ed25519-dalek
stablev3.0.0
Fast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
77
signature
stablev3.0.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
Core Metrics
| varsig | ed25519-dalek | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 80 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 45 | 168.2M | 356.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 8.2M | 16.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 29.2K | 5.0K |
| Releases | 1 | 46 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 224d ago | 7d ago | 72d ago |
| Age | 7m | 9y 7m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
varsig
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
ed25519-dalek
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
signature
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| varsig | ed25519-dalek | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 23 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 103KB | 15KB |
| Features | 35 | 12 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.3% | 5.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ed25519-dalek has the highest health score (80/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •signature has the most downloads (356.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ed25519-dalek is depended on by 29.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •varsig is pre-1.0 — API may change.