Decision Workspace
core-policy vs casbin vs role-system
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
core-policy
experimentalv0.10.1
Pure RBAC/ABAC policy engine core (zero crypto/network dependencies)
65
casbin
stablev2.20.0
An authorization library that supports access control models like ACL, RBAC, ABAC.
47
role-system
growingv1.1.1
A flexible and powerful role-based access control (RBAC) library for Rust applications
Core Metrics
| core-policy | casbin | role-system | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 65 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 209 | 1.1M | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 68 | 87.9K | 190 |
| Dependents | 8 | 187 | 4 |
| Releases | 2 | 72 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 71d ago | 51d ago | 220d ago |
| Age | 2m | 6y 3m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
core-policy
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
casbin
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
role-system
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| core-policy | casbin | role-system | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.1 | 2.20.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 28 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 104KB | 143KB |
| Features | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •casbin leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •casbin is depended on by 187 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •core-policy is pre-1.0 — API may change.