Decision Workspace
pam-client vs pam-client2 vs nonstick
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
pam-client
growingv0.5.0
Application API wrapper to Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
55
pam-client2
growingv0.5.5
Application API wrapper to Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) (forked and fixed version of pam-client)
55
nonstick
experimentalv0.1.2
🍳 Safe Rust bindings for PAM applications and modules.
Core Metrics
| pam-client | pam-client2 | nonstick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 69.4K | 3.7K | 7.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 84 | 804 |
| Dependents | 35 | 5 | 19 |
| Releases | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1337d ago | today | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 1y 5m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
pam-client
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
pam-client2
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
nonstick
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pam-client | pam-client2 | nonstick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.5.5 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 42KB | 46KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pam-client2 leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pam-client has the most downloads (69.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pam-client has not been updated in over a year.