Decision Workspace
krb5-rs vs libgssapi vs libgssapi-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
krb5-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
Pure Rust Kerberos V5: GSSAPI, SPNEGO, PKINIT. No C FFI, no system krb5 dependency.
55
libgssapi
growingv0.9.1
A safe binding to gssapi
50
libgssapi-sys
growingv0.3.3
A low level binding to gssapi
Core Metrics
| krb5-rs | libgssapi | libgssapi-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 55 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 463.4K | 411.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 50.1K | 46.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 126 | 31 |
| Releases | 1 | 28 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 269d ago | 443d ago |
| Age | 12d | 6y | 6y |
Health Breakdown
krb5-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
libgssapi
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
libgssapi-sys
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| krb5-rs | libgssapi | libgssapi-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 24KB | 4KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •libgssapi leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libgssapi is depended on by 126 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libgssapi-sys has not been updated in over a year.