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)
39
pam-bindings
growingv0.1.1
PAM bindings for Rust
66
turbomcp-auth
experimentalv3.0.10
OAuth 2.1 and authentication for TurboMCP with MCP protocol compliance
Core Metrics
| easypam | pam-bindings | turbomcp-auth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 39 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 56.1K | 3.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 2.0K | 397 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 133 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 1343d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3y 8m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
easypam
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pam-bindings
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
turbomcp-auth
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| easypam | pam-bindings | turbomcp-auth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 | 3.0.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 33 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 7KB | 158KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-auth leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pam-bindings has the most downloads (56.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •turbomcp-auth is depended on by 133 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pam-bindings has not been updated in over a year.
- •easypam, pam-bindings are pre-1.0 — API may change.