Decision Workspace
vdf vs vdf-cli vs aws-lc-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
vdf
growingv0.1.0
An implementation of Verifiable Delay Functions (VDFs) in Rust
31
vdf-cli
growingv0.1.0
A command-line interface to the Verifiable Delay Function (VDF) crate
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.16.2
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
Core Metrics
| vdf | vdf-cli | aws-lc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 31 | 81 |
| Total Downloads | 7.3K | 1.8K | 92.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 368 | 4 | 14.3M |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 1.9K |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 2632d ago | 2632d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 7y 2m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
vdf
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
vdf-cli
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vdf | vdf-cli | aws-lc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.16.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 7KB | 225KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •aws-lc-rs is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vdf, vdf-cli have not been updated in over a year.
- •vdf, vdf-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.