Decision Workspace
spiffe vs spire-api vs picky
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
spiffe
growingv0.12.0
Core SPIFFE identity types and Workload API sources
59
spire-api
growingv0.5.4
Rust gRPC client for the SPIRE APIs
62
picky
stablev6.3.0
Portable X.509, PKI, JOSE and HTTP signature implementation.
Core Metrics
| spiffe | spire-api | picky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 59 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 513.4K | 223.7K | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 49.2K | 1.1K | 74.3K |
| Dependents | 61 | 5 | 216 |
| Releases | 35 | 18 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 30d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 2y 6m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
spiffe
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
spire-api
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
picky
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| spiffe | spire-api | picky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 0.5.4 | 6.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 7 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 134KB | 141KB | 68KB |
| Features | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 2.9% | 0.0% | 29.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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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, spire-api are pre-1.0 — API may change.