Decision Workspace
nitrogen vs pontifex vs qos_nsm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
nitrogen
growingv0.2.5
Nitrogen is a tool for deploying web services to AWS Nitro Enclaves.
54
pontifex
growingv1.1.2
An abstraction for building and interacting with AWS Nitro enclaves.
49
qos_nsm
experimentalv0.5.0
AWS Nitro Secure Module attestation endpoints and types
Core Metrics
| nitrogen | pontifex | qos_nsm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 54 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 8.8K | 5.7K | 9.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 138 | 9.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1205d ago | 144d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 11m | 24d |
Health Breakdown
nitrogen
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pontifex
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
qos_nsm
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nitrogen | pontifex | qos_nsm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 1.1.2 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 11 | 20 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 35KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pontifex leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qos_nsm has the most downloads (9.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nitrogen has not been updated in over a year.
- •nitrogen, qos_nsm are pre-1.0 — API may change.