Decision Workspace
tail-fin-credentials vs tail-fin-bootstrap vs macaroon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
tail-fin-credentials
experimentalv0.8.0
Shared credential-storage primitives for tail-fin: 0o600 file IO, cookie entry shape, JWT subject extraction
53
tail-fin-bootstrap
experimentalv0.8.0
Credential-acquisition primitives for tail-fin: stealth Chromium launch, CDP cookie export, dedupe-and-filter helpers
46
macaroon
growingv0.3.0
Fully functional implementation of macaroons in Rust
Core Metrics
| tail-fin-credentials | tail-fin-bootstrap | macaroon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 264 | 238 | 46.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 613 |
| Dependents | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 5d ago | 1369d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tail-fin-credentials
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
tail-fin-bootstrap
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
macaroon
Maintenance
4
Quality
8
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tail-fin-credentials | tail-fin-bootstrap | macaroon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 24KB | 35KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tail-fin-credentials leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •macaroon has the most downloads (46.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ macaroon has not been updated in over a year.