Decision Workspace
underskrift vs pdfluent-sign vs cms
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
underskrift
experimentalv0.1.3
PDF digital signing library — PAdES B-B through B-LTA, PKCS#7, visible/invisible signatures, LTV, and verification
54
pdfluent-sign
experimentalv1.0.0-beta.7
PDF digital signature validation — PAdES, CMS, certificate chain, DocMDP/FieldMDP, LTV.
57
cms
growingv0.2.3
Pure Rust implementation of the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) as described in RFC 5652 and RFC 3274.
Core Metrics
| underskrift | pdfluent-sign | cms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 54 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 94 | 7.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 739.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 400 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 76d ago | 12d ago | 120d ago |
| Age | 2m | 23d | 7y |
Health Breakdown
underskrift
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pdfluent-sign
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
2
Documentation
11
cms
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| underskrift | pdfluent-sign | cms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.0.0-beta.7 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | non-standard | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 36 | 18 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 435KB | 71KB | 179KB |
| Features | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cms leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cms is depended on by 400 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •underskrift, cms are pre-1.0 — API may change.