Decision Workspace
librustpam vs pam-client2 vs kmon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
librustpam
growingv0.1.0
Library for UNIX PAM authentication framework
55
pam-client2
growingv0.5.5
Application API wrapper to Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) (forked and fixed version of pam-client)
50
kmon
growingv1.7.1
Linux kernel manager and activity monitor
Core Metrics
| librustpam | pam-client2 | kmon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 55 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 3.7K | 47.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 86 | 67 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 3159d ago | today | 467d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 1y 5m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
librustpam
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
pam-client2
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
kmon
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| librustpam | pam-client2 | kmon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.5 | 1.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 42KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pam-client2 leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kmon has the most downloads (47.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ librustpam, kmon have not been updated in over a year.
- •librustpam, pam-client2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.