Decision Workspace
bh-jws-utils vs jwt-simple vs biscuit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
bh-jws-utils
experimentalv0.6.2
TBTL's library for handling JSON Web Signatures (JWS).
60
jwt-simple
growingv0.12.14
Easy to use, secure, non opinionated JWT (JSON Web Tokens) implementation for Rust.
50
biscuit
growingv0.7.0
A library to work with Javascript Object Signing and Encryption(JOSE), including JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS) and JSON Web Encryption (JWE).
Core Metrics
| bh-jws-utils | jwt-simple | biscuit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 15.9K | 4.6M | 5.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.2K | 144.8K | 209.0K |
| Dependents | 18 | 448 | 179 |
| Releases | 9 | 67 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 66d ago | 869d ago |
| Age | 12m | 5y 7m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
bh-jws-utils
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
jwt-simple
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
biscuit
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bh-jws-utils | jwt-simple | biscuit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 0.12.14 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 22 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 74KB | 73KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •jwt-simple leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •biscuit has the most downloads (5.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •jwt-simple is depended on by 448 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ biscuit has not been updated in over a year.