Decision Workspace
not-webusb vs authenticator vs u2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
not-webusb
experimentalv0.1.2
Communicate between a webpage and a usb device without webusb
53
authenticator
growingv0.5.0
Library for interacting with CTAP1/2 security keys for Web Authentication. Used by Firefox.
41
u2
experimentalv0.1.13
A Rust Authentication Library for U2F and FIDO2 on the web. A fork of the `u2f` crate.
Core Metrics
| not-webusb | authenticator | u2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 53 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 1.5M | 4.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 184.2K | 16 |
| Dependents | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 40 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 242d ago | 156d ago | 209d ago |
| Age | 8m | 6y 10m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
not-webusb
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
authenticator
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
u2
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| not-webusb | authenticator | u2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 32 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 202KB | 160KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •authenticator leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •authenticator is depended on by 104 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.