Decision Workspace
auth4free vs authrs vs pep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
auth4free
experimentalv0.2.0
A modern, secure authentication library for Rust applications with password validation, JWT tokens, bcrypt hashing, session management, and rate limiting.
48
authrs
experimentalv0.1.2
A comprehensive authentication library for Rust
55
pep
experimentalv0.3.1
Policy Enforcement Point - OIDC authentication and authorization library
Core Metrics
| auth4free | authrs | pep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 48 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 28 | 289 | 139 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 61d ago | 150d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2m | 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
auth4free
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
authrs
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
pep
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| auth4free | authrs | pep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 22 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 152KB | 58KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pep leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •authrs has the most downloads (289), suggesting wider adoption.