Decision Workspace
watermelon-nkeys vs basil-nats vs nats-jwt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
watermelon-nkeys
growingv0.1.7
Minimal NKeys implementation for NATS client authentication
60
basil-nats
experimentalv0.7.1
Generic, dependency-light builder for NATS account/user JWTs (ed25519-nkey) where signing is delegated to an external signer (e.g. a key held in a vault/HSM).
40
nats-jwt
growingv0.3.0
JWT library for creating NATS JWTs
Core Metrics
| watermelon-nkeys | basil-nats | nats-jwt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 60 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 15.2K | 181 | 23.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 529 | 0 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 4d ago | 762d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 8d | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
watermelon-nkeys
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
basil-nats
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
nats-jwt
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| watermelon-nkeys | basil-nats | nats-jwt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 0.7.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 29KB | 14KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watermelon-nkeys leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nats-jwt has the most downloads (23.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nats-jwt has not been updated in over a year.