Decision Workspace
dog-auth vs rsasl vs compact_jwt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
dog-auth
experimentalv0.1.7
Authentication system for DogRS framework
70
rsasl
stablev2.2.1
The Rust SASL framework, aimed at both middleware-style protocol implementation and application code. Designed to make SASL authentication simple and safe while handing as much control to the user as possible.
62
compact_jwt
growingv0.5.5
Minimal implementation of JWT for OIDC and other applications
Core Metrics
| dog-auth | rsasl | compact_jwt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 70 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 141 | 432.3K | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 74 | 42.1K | 196.2K |
| Dependents | 9 | 104 | 228 |
| Releases | 3 | 39 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 45d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 2m | 5y 11m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
dog-auth
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rsasl
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
compact_jwt
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dog-auth | rsasl | compact_jwt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 2.2.1 | 0.5.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 94KB | 68KB |
| Features | 4 | 17 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsasl leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •compact_jwt has the most downloads (2.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •compact_jwt is depended on by 228 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dog-auth, compact_jwt are pre-1.0 — API may change.