Decision Workspace
openmls vs mls-spec vs saorsa-gossip-groups
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
openmls
growingv0.8.1
A Rust implementation of the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, as defined in RFC 9420.
58
mls-spec
growingv2.0.0
This crate is a repository of MLS / RFC9420-related data structures.
57
saorsa-gossip-groups
experimentalv0.5.8
MLS group management wrapper for Saorsa Gossip (RFC 9420 compliant)
Core Metrics
| openmls | mls-spec | saorsa-gossip-groups | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 98.9K | 45.3K | 7.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 23.0K | 3.8K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 173 | 0 | 98 |
| Releases | 25 | 13 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 38d ago | 15d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 11m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
openmls
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
mls-spec
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
saorsa-gossip-groups
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| openmls | mls-spec | saorsa-gossip-groups | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 2.0.0 | 0.5.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 35 | 27 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 497KB | 50KB | 28KB |
| Features | 10 | 23 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 8.0% | 23.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •openmls leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openmls is depended on by 173 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •openmls, saorsa-gossip-groups are pre-1.0 — API may change.