TrustWeave vs. Other APIs: Comprehensive Comparison

This document provides a detailed comparison of TrustWeave with other decentralized identity and verifiable credentials APIs, including WaltId and equivalent libraries in other programming languages.

Overview

Framework/Library Language Primary Focus License Maintainer
TrustWeave Kotlin Neutral, reusable trust and identity core Dual (AGPL v3.0 / Commercial) Geoknoesis LLC
WaltId Kotlin/Java Identity wallet and SSI infrastructure Apache 2.0 walt.id
Veramo TypeScript/JavaScript Modular framework for verifiable data Apache 2.0 uPort/Veramo
did-jwt TypeScript/JavaScript DID and JWT operations Apache 2.0 uPort
didkit Rust DID and VC toolkit Apache 2.0 Spruce Systems
didkit-python Python Python bindings for didkit Apache 2.0 Spruce Systems
go-did Go DID operations in Go MIT Various
did-java Java DID operations for Java Apache 2.0 Various

Detailed Feature Comparison

Core Architecture & Design Philosophy

Feature TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
Architecture Modular, plugin-based Modular, service-oriented Plugin-based framework Library-based Library-based Library-based Library-based
Design Philosophy Domain-agnostic, chain-agnostic, DID-method-agnostic, KMS-agnostic Wallet-first, SSI infrastructure Modular, extensible Standards-compliant toolkit JWT-focused Standards-compliant Minimal, focused
Type Safety ✅ Strong (Kotlin type system) ✅ Strong (Kotlin/Java) ✅ Strong (TypeScript) ✅ Strong (Rust) ⚠️ Moderate (TypeScript) ✅ Strong (Java) ⚠️ Moderate (Go)
Async Model Coroutines (suspend functions) Coroutines/CompletableFuture Promises/async-await Async/await Promises/async-await CompletableFuture Goroutines
Plugin System ✅ SPI-based plugins ✅ Service-based ✅ Plugin architecture ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Testability ✅ Comprehensive test utilities ✅ Test implementations ✅ Test utilities ✅ Unit tests ✅ Unit tests ✅ Unit tests ✅ Unit tests

DID Methods Support

DID Method TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
did:key ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
did:web ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
did:ion ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌
did:ethr ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Partial
did:polygon ✅ ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
did:sol ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
did:peer ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
did:jwk ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial
did:ens ✅ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
did:plc ✅ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
did:cheqd ✅ ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Extensibility ✅ Pluggable via interfaces ✅ Pluggable ✅ Pluggable ⚠️ Limited ❌ ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited

Verifiable Credentials Support

Feature TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
W3C VC Compliance ✅ v1.1 ✅ v1.1 ✅ v1.1 ✅ v1.1 ⚠️ Partial ✅ v1.1 ⚠️ Partial
Credential Issuance ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Partial
Credential Verification ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Partial
Credential Revocation ✅ (Status Lists) ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited ❌
Status List Support ✅ (Blockchain-anchored) ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
Selective Disclosure ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ (BBS+) ❌ ❌ ❌
Credential Presentations ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Partial
Proof Types Ed25519, BBS+, JWT Ed25519, BBS+, JWT Ed25519, BBS+, JWT, EIP712 Ed25519, BBS+, JWT JWT, EIP712 JWT, Ed25519 JWT, Ed25519

Blockchain Support

Feature TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
Blockchain Anchoring ✅ ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Ethereum ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Partial
Algorand ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Polygon ✅ ⚠️ Partial ⚠️ Partial ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Base ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Arbitrum ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Chain Agnostic ✅ (CAIP-2) ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Pluggable Chains ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Smart Contracts ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Key Management Service (KMS) Support

KMS Provider TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
In-Memory ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
AWS KMS ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌
Azure Key Vault ✅ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌
Google Cloud KMS ✅ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
HashiCorp Vault ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ⚠️ Partial ❌
WaltId KMS ✅ (via plugin) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Pluggable KMS ✅ ⚠️ Limited ✅ ❌ ❌ ⚠️ Limited ❌

Wallet Support

Feature TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
Wallet Creation ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Credential Storage ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Wallet Providers InMemory, Database, FileSystem, S3 InMemory, Database InMemory, Database N/A N/A N/A N/A
Organization Features ✅ (Collections, Tags) ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited N/A N/A N/A N/A
Presentation Support ✅ ✅ ✅ N/A N/A N/A N/A

Smart Contracts

Feature TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
Contract Drafting ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Contract Binding ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Contract Execution ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Parametric Contracts ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Standards Compliance

Standard TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
W3C DID Core ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
W3C VC Data Model v1.1 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Partial ✅ ⚠️ Partial
JSON-LD ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ⚠️ Partial
CAIP-2 ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Multibase ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
DIDComm ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Development Experience

Aspect TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
Documentation ✅ Comprehensive ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ⚠️ Moderate ⚠️ Moderate ⚠️ Limited
API Reference ✅ Complete ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ⚠️ Moderate ⚠️ Moderate ⚠️ Limited
Examples ✅ Extensive ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ⚠️ Moderate ⚠️ Moderate ⚠️ Limited
Type Safety ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent ✅ Good ✅ Excellent ⚠️ Moderate
Error Handling ✅ Typed errors ✅ Typed errors ✅ Typed errors ✅ Result types ⚠️ Exceptions ✅ Exceptions ⚠️ Errors
DSL Support ✅ ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Performance & Scalability

Aspect TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
Concurrency Model Coroutines Coroutines/Threads Event Loop Async Event Loop Threads Goroutines
Memory Efficiency ✅ Good ✅ Good ⚠️ Moderate ✅ Excellent ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Excellent
Network Efficiency ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Excellent
Caching Support ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Limited ❌ ⚠️ Limited ❌

Use Cases & Target Audience

Use Case TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt did-java go-did
Enterprise Applications ✅ Excellent ✅ Good ✅ Good ⚠️ Moderate ⚠️ Moderate ✅ Good ⚠️ Moderate
Mobile Applications ✅ (Kotlin Multiplatform) ✅ (Android) ✅ (React Native) ⚠️ Limited ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Limited
Web Applications ✅ (Kotlin/JS) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited
Blockchain Integration ✅ Excellent ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited ❌ ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited
IoT Applications ✅ ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited ✅ ⚠️ Limited ✅ ✅
Server-Side Applications ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Good ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent

Key Differentiators

TrustWeave

Strengths:

  • ✅ True Agnosticism: Domain-agnostic, chain-agnostic, DID-method-agnostic, KMS-agnostic
  • ✅ Blockchain Anchoring: Comprehensive blockchain support with smart contract capabilities
  • ✅ Type Safety: Leverages Kotlin’s strong type system
  • ✅ Coroutines: Modern async/await patterns
  • ✅ Extensibility: SPI-based plugin system
  • ✅ Smart Contracts: Built-in contract drafting, binding, and execution
  • ✅ CAIP-2 Compliance: Chain-agnostic blockchain identifiers

Best For:

  • Applications requiring blockchain anchoring and smart contracts
  • Multi-chain deployments
  • Enterprise applications needing pluggable KMS
  • Kotlin/JVM ecosystems
  • Applications requiring domain-agnostic trust infrastructure

WaltId

Strengths:

  • ✅ Wallet-First: Strong wallet and credential management
  • ✅ SSI Infrastructure: Comprehensive SSI tooling
  • ✅ DIDComm Support: Messaging protocol support
  • ✅ Kotlin/Java: Strong type safety

Best For:

  • Wallet applications
  • SSI infrastructure projects
  • Applications requiring DIDComm messaging
  • Kotlin/Java ecosystems

Veramo

Strengths:

  • ✅ Modular Architecture: Plugin-based framework
  • ✅ TypeScript/JavaScript: Web-first development
  • ✅ DIDComm Support: Messaging protocol support
  • ✅ Active Community: Large ecosystem

Best For:

  • Web applications
  • Node.js/TypeScript projects
  • Applications requiring DIDComm
  • JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems

didkit

Strengths:

  • ✅ Rust Performance: Excellent performance and memory safety
  • ✅ Standards Compliance: Strong W3C compliance
  • ✅ Multi-Language Bindings: Python, JavaScript, etc.
  • ✅ Security: Memory-safe implementation

Best For:

  • Performance-critical applications
  • Rust ecosystems
  • Security-sensitive applications
  • Cross-language integrations

did-jwt

Strengths:

  • ✅ JWT Focus: Specialized for JWT-based credentials
  • ✅ Lightweight: Minimal dependencies
  • ✅ Web-Friendly: JavaScript/TypeScript

Best For:

  • JWT-based credential systems
  • Lightweight applications
  • Web applications
  • Simple use cases

Summary Table: Quick Reference

Criteria TrustWeave WaltId Veramo didkit did-jwt
Language Kotlin Kotlin/Java TypeScript/JS Rust TypeScript/JS
License Dual (AGPL/Commercial) Apache 2.0 Apache 2.0 Apache 2.0 Apache 2.0
Blockchain Anchoring ✅ Excellent ⚠️ Limited ⚠️ Limited ❌ ❌
Smart Contracts ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
DID Methods ✅ 10+ ✅ 5+ ✅ 8+ ✅ 5+ ⚠️ 3+
KMS Plugins ✅ 5+ ⚠️ Limited ✅ 3+ ❌ ❌
Wallet Support ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Type Safety ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent ✅ Excellent ✅ Good
Plugin System ✅ SPI-based ✅ Service-based ✅ Plugin-based ❌ ❌
Best For Enterprise, Multi-chain, Smart Contracts Wallet, SSI Infrastructure Web, DIDComm Performance, Security JWT, Lightweight

Conclusion

Choose TrustWeave if:

  • You need blockchain anchoring and smart contract capabilities
  • You require true agnosticism (chain, DID method, KMS)
  • You’re building enterprise applications in Kotlin/JVM
  • You need domain-agnostic trust infrastructure
  • You require comprehensive plugin extensibility

Choose WaltId if:

  • You’re building wallet applications
  • You need SSI infrastructure tooling
  • You require DIDComm messaging
  • You’re in the Kotlin/Java ecosystem

Choose Veramo if:

  • You’re building web applications
  • You need DIDComm messaging
  • You prefer TypeScript/JavaScript
  • You want a modular, plugin-based framework

Choose didkit if:

  • You need maximum performance
  • You’re building in Rust
  • You require memory safety
  • You need cross-language bindings

Choose did-jwt if:

  • You’re focused on JWT-based credentials
  • You need a lightweight solution
  • You’re building simple web applications

Last Updated: 2025-01-XX TrustWeave Version: 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT

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