Decision Workspace
hpc-identity vs spiffe vs spire-api
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
hpc-identity
experimentalv2026.1.28
Workload identity abstraction for HPC systems: SPIRE/self-signed/bootstrap certificate sources behind a trait, with cascading provider selection and dual-channel certificate rotation.
63
spiffe
growingv0.12.0
Core SPIFFE identity types and Workload API sources
59
spire-api
growingv0.5.4
Rust gRPC client for the SPIRE APIs
Core Metrics
| hpc-identity | spiffe | spire-api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 821 | 513.4K | 223.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 821 | 49.2K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 61 | 5 |
| Releases | 2 | 35 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 31d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 10d | 4y 9m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
hpc-identity
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
spiffe
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
spire-api
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hpc-identity | spiffe | spire-api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2026.1.28 | 0.12.0 | 0.5.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 28 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 134KB | 141KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spiffe leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •spiffe, spire-api are pre-1.0 — API may change.