Decision Workspace
compact_jwt vs jwt-simple vs josekit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
52
josekit
growingv0.10.3
JOSE (Javascript Object Signing and Encryption) library for Rust.
Core Metrics
| compact_jwt | jwt-simple | josekit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 60 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7M | 4.6M | 2.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 196.2K | 144.8K | 211.4K |
| Dependents | 228 | 448 | 153 |
| Releases | 34 | 67 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 66d ago | 311d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 5y 7m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
compact_jwt
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
jwt-simple
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
josekit
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| compact_jwt | jwt-simple | josekit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.5 | 0.12.14 | 0.10.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 74KB | 145KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| 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.