Decision Workspace
watermelon-nkeys vs nats-jwt vs async-nats
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
watermelon-nkeys
growingv0.1.6
Minimal NKeys implementation for NATS client authentication
40
nats-jwt
growingv0.3.0
JWT library for creating NATS JWTs
68
async-nats
growingv0.46.0
A async Rust NATS client
Core Metrics
| watermelon-nkeys | nats-jwt | async-nats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 40 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 16.7K | 21.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 490 | 1.7K | 5.5M |
| Dependents | 19 | 0 | 1.9K |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 66 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 654d ago | 66d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 4y 8m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
watermelon-nkeys
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
nats-jwt
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
async-nats
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| watermelon-nkeys | nats-jwt | async-nats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.3.0 | 0.46.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 39 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 14KB | 442KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.65 | 1.79.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-nats leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-nats is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nats-jwt has not been updated in over a year.