Decision Workspace
libauth-rs vs openid vs pulseengine-mcp-auth
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
libauth-rs
experimentalv0.1.2
Unified authentication and authorization library with Stytch, Clerk, and MSAL support
64
openid
growingv0.23.0
OpenID Connect & Discovery client library using async / await.
56
pulseengine-mcp-auth
experimentalv0.17.0
Authentication and authorization framework for MCP servers - PulseEngine MCP Framework
Core Metrics
| libauth-rs | openid | pulseengine-mcp-auth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 64 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 349 | 3.5M | 11.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 167.6K | 242 |
| Dependents | 0 | 120 | 41 |
| Releases | 3 | 38 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 100d ago | 27d ago | 96d ago |
| Age | 5m | 6y | 9m |
Health Breakdown
libauth-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
openid
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pulseengine-mcp-auth
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libauth-rs | openid | pulseengine-mcp-auth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.23.0 | 0.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 66KB | 159KB |
| Features | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •openid leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openid is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.