Decision Workspace
robius-authentication vs waterkit-biometric vs libreauth
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
robius-authentication
growingv0.1.1
Rust abstractions for multi-platform native authentication: biometrics, fingerprint, password, TouchID, FaceID, Windows Hello, etc.
41
waterkit-biometric
experimentalv0.1.0
Cross-platform biometric authentication (FaceID, Fingerprint)
53
libreauth
growingv0.18.1
Collection of user authentication tools.
Core Metrics
| robius-authentication | waterkit-biometric | libreauth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 41 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 22 | 378.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 679 | 8 | 7.2K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 512d ago | 34d ago | 218d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 1m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
robius-authentication
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
waterkit-biometric
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
libreauth
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| robius-authentication | waterkit-biometric | libreauth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.18.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CECILL-C OR CECILL-2.1 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 10 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 264KB | 21KB | 45KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libreauth leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ robius-authentication has not been updated in over a year.