Decision Workspace
picky vs spiffe vs quickcert
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
picky
stablev6.3.0
Portable X.509, PKI, JOSE and HTTP signature implementation.
63
spiffe
growingv0.12.0
Core SPIFFE identity types and Workload API sources
57
quickcert
experimentalv0.1.2
For generating test key/certificate pairs
Core Metrics
| picky | spiffe | quickcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 63 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M | 513.4K | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 74.3K | 49.2K | 60 |
| Dependents | 216 | 61 | 7 |
| Releases | 47 | 35 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 31d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 4y 9m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
picky
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
spiffe
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
quickcert
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| picky | spiffe | quickcert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.3.0 | 0.12.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 23 | 28 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 134KB | 8KB |
| Features | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 29.8% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spiffe leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •picky has the most downloads (1.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •picky is depended on by 216 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •spiffe, quickcert are pre-1.0 — API may change.