Decision Workspace
jose vs jwt-simple vs biscuit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
jose
growingv0.0.2
A JSON Object Signing and Encryption implementation
63
jwt-simple
growingv0.12.17
Easy to use, secure, non opinionated JWT (JSON Web Tokens) implementation for Rust.
59
biscuit
growingv0.8.0
A library to work with Javascript Object Signing and Encryption(JOSE), including JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS) and JSON Web Encryption (JWE).
Core Metrics
| jose | jwt-simple | biscuit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 46.0K | 5.4M | 5.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 146.4K | 82.9K |
| Dependents | 1 | 517 | 183 |
| Releases | 2 | 70 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 443d ago | 12d ago | 99d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 5y 10m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
jose
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
jwt-simple
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
biscuit
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| jose | jwt-simple | biscuit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.12.17 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 31 | 22 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 113KB | 77KB | 78KB |
| Features | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.84 | — | 1.66 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •jwt-simple leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •biscuit has the most downloads (5.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •jwt-simple is depended on by 517 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ jose has not been updated in over a year.