Decision Workspace
vrf-mod vs vrf vs cardano-crypto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
vrf-mod
growingv0.1.2
An extensible rust library for building VRF functionality with support for Elliptical Curve VRFs (secp256k1, secp256r1 curves).
55
vrf
growingv0.2.5
Fast and extensible Verifiable Random Function (VRF) library; currently supporting secp256k1, secp256r1 and sect163k1 curves
55
cardano-crypto
experimentalv1.0.8
Pure Rust implementation of Cardano cryptographic primitives (VRF, KES, DSIGN, Hash) with 100% compatibility with cardano-node
Core Metrics
| vrf-mod | vrf | cardano-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 81.5K | 256 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 3.0K | 17 |
| Dependents | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1286d ago | 283d ago | 104d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 6y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
vrf-mod
Maintenance
4
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vrf
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
cardano-crypto
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vrf-mod | vrf | cardano-crypto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.2.5 | 1.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 22KB | 119KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vrf leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ vrf-mod has not been updated in over a year.
- •vrf-mod, vrf are pre-1.0 — API may change.