Decision Workspace
nats-jwt vs watermelon-nkeys vs nats-jwt-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
nats-jwt
growingv0.3.0
JWT library for creating NATS JWTs
67
watermelon-nkeys
growingv0.1.6
Minimal NKeys implementation for NATS client authentication
43
nats-jwt-rs
growingv0.1.1
A port of the NATS jwt.go package to Rust
Core Metrics
| nats-jwt | watermelon-nkeys | nats-jwt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 67 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 16.7K | 12.4K | 222.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.7K | 490 | 468 |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 654d ago | 2d ago | 379d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 1y 2m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
nats-jwt
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
watermelon-nkeys
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
nats-jwt-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nats-jwt | watermelon-nkeys | nats-jwt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.6 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 14KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watermelon-nkeys leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nats-jwt-rs has the most downloads (222.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nats-jwt, nats-jwt-rs have not been updated in over a year.