Decision Workspace
silent-payments-descriptor vs bdk_wallet vs bdk-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
silent-payments-descriptor
experimentalv0.1.1
BIP 392 sp() descriptor parsing and generation
71
bdk_wallet
stablev3.1.0
A modern, lightweight, descriptor-based wallet library
56
bdk-cli
growingv3.0.0
An experimental CLI wallet application and playground, powered by BDK
Core Metrics
| silent-payments-descriptor | bdk_wallet | bdk-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 71 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 165 | 1.0M | 13.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 70.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 2 | 285 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 23 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 130d ago | 30d ago | 109d ago |
| Age | 4m | 2y 5m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
silent-payments-descriptor
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
bdk_wallet
Maintenance
20
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
bdk-cli
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| silent-payments-descriptor | bdk_wallet | bdk-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.1.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 20 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 275KB | 81KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bdk_wallet leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bdk_wallet is depended on by 285 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •silent-payments-descriptor is pre-1.0 — API may change.