Decision Workspace
easypam vs pam-bindings vs turbomcp-auth
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
easypam
experimentalv0.1.1
Rust interface for PAM (Linux)
58
pam-bindings
growingv0.2.1
Simplified PAM module creation in Rust
68
turbomcp-auth
growingv3.1.5
OAuth 2.1 and authentication for TurboMCP with MCP protocol compliance
Core Metrics
| easypam | pam-bindings | turbomcp-auth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 58 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 60.5K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 160 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 113d ago | 2d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 10m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
easypam
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pam-bindings
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
turbomcp-auth
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| easypam | pam-bindings | turbomcp-auth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.1 | 3.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 15KB | 168KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-auth leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pam-bindings has the most downloads (60.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •turbomcp-auth is depended on by 160 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •easypam, pam-bindings are pre-1.0 — API may change.