Decision Workspace
de-mls vs mls-rs vs openmls
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
de-mls
experimentalv2.1.0
Decentralized MLS — end-to-end encrypted group messaging with consensus-based membership management over gossipsub-like networks
64
mls-rs
growingv0.54.0
An implementation of Messaging Layer Security (RFC 9420)
60
openmls
growingv0.8.1
A Rust implementation of the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, as defined in RFC 9420.
Core Metrics
| de-mls | mls-rs | openmls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 117.7K | 98.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 11.5K | 23.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 173 |
| Releases | 1 | 41 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 4d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 4m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
de-mls
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
mls-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
openmls
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| de-mls | mls-rs | openmls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 0.54.0 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 40 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 96KB | 270KB | 497KB |
| Features | 2 | 32 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 8.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.82.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •mls-rs leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openmls is depended on by 173 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mls-rs, openmls are pre-1.0 — API may change.