Decision Workspace
basil-nats vs nats-jwt vs watermelon-nkeys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
basil-nats
experimentalv0.7.1
Generic, dependency-light builder for NATS account/user JWTs (ed25519-nkey) where signing is delegated to an external signer (e.g. a key held in a vault/HSM).
40
nats-jwt
growingv0.3.0
JWT library for creating NATS JWTs
67
watermelon-nkeys
growingv0.1.7
Minimal NKeys implementation for NATS client authentication
Core Metrics
| basil-nats | nats-jwt | watermelon-nkeys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 40 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 181 | 23.9K | 15.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.2K | 529 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 762d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 8d | 4y 11m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
basil-nats
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
nats-jwt
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
watermelon-nkeys
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| basil-nats | nats-jwt | watermelon-nkeys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 14KB | 14KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.65 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •watermelon-nkeys leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nats-jwt has the most downloads (23.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nats-jwt has not been updated in over a year.