Decision Workspace
libkrb5 vs libgssapi vs kadmin-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
libkrb5
growingv0.0.3
[UNMAINTAINED] Rust bindings for MIT Kerberos 5
55
libgssapi
growingv0.9.1
A safe binding to gssapi
55
kadmin-sys
growingv0.4.0
FFI bindings for the Kerberos administration interface (kadm5)
Core Metrics
| libkrb5 | libgssapi | kadmin-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 463.4K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 50.1K | 13 |
| Dependents | 0 | 126 | 16 |
| Releases | 2 | 28 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1502d ago | 269d ago | 154d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 6y | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
libkrb5
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
libgssapi
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
kadmin-sys
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| libkrb5 | libgssapi | kadmin-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.9.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 24KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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.
- •⚠ libkrb5 has not been updated in over a year.