Decision Workspace
apple vs compact_jwt vs jwt-simple
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
apple
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust library for Apple Sign-In authentication, CloudKit Web Services, and App Store Server API
62
compact_jwt
growingv0.5.5
Minimal implementation of JWT for OIDC and other applications
60
jwt-simple
growingv0.12.14
Easy to use, secure, non opinionated JWT (JSON Web Tokens) implementation for Rust.
Core Metrics
| apple | compact_jwt | jwt-simple | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 678 | 2.7M | 4.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 204.3K | 151.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 228 | 448 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 67 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 36d ago | 66d ago |
| Age | 6m | 4y 5m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
apple
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
compact_jwt
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
jwt-simple
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| apple | compact_jwt | jwt-simple | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.5 | 0.12.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | ISC |
| Dependencies | 13 | 12 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 68KB | 74KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •compact_jwt leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •jwt-simple has the most downloads (4.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •jwt-simple is depended on by 448 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.