Decision Workspace
lil-jwt vs jwt-simple vs bh-jws-utils
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
lil-jwt
experimentalv0.1.0
serialize & deserialize JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
60
jwt-simple
growingv0.12.14
Easy to use, secure, non opinionated JWT (JSON Web Tokens) implementation for Rust.
51
bh-jws-utils
experimentalv0.6.2
TBTL's library for handling JSON Web Signatures (JWS).
Core Metrics
| lil-jwt | jwt-simple | bh-jws-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 60 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 391 | 4.6M | 15.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 144.8K | 4.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 448 | 18 |
| Releases | 1 | 67 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 219d ago | 66d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 7m | 5y 7m | 12m |
Health Breakdown
lil-jwt
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
jwt-simple
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
bh-jws-utils
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| lil-jwt | jwt-simple | bh-jws-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.12.14 | 0.6.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | ISC | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 7 | 22 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 74KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •jwt-simple leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •jwt-simple is depended on by 448 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.