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Best Go JWT Libraries

Compare go jwt libraries by maintenance, adoption, security, release activity, and Go ecosystem usage. Top packages in this group include golang-jwt, jwtauth, pocketbase.

Best overall

golang-jwt

Highest combined package health score.

96
Best maintained

golang-jwt

Strongest maintenance signal in this category.

95
Most adopted

golang-jwt

Highest adoption signal from stars, forks, and imported-by data.

100

Ranked Packages

8 packages

#1 golang-jwt

Package jwt is a Go implementation of JSON Web Tokens: http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-jones-json-web-token.html

Go JWT Libraries 9.1K stars 15.1K imported-by 100% confidence
96

#2 jwtauth

JWT authentication middleware for Go HTTP services

Go JWT Libraries 640 stars 697 imported-by 95% confidence
95

#3 pocketbase

Open Source realtime backend in 1 file

Go JWT Libraries 58.7K stars 544 imported-by 100% confidence
94

#4 hanko

Modern authentication, on your terms. Open source alternative to Auth0, Clerk, WorkOS, Stytch.

Go JWT Libraries 8.9K stars 0 imported-by 95% confidence
90

#5 jwt

Package jwt implements JSON Web Tokens as described in RFC 7519.

Go JWT Libraries 2.4K stars 0 imported-by 75% confidence
84

#6 jeff

Simple, flexible, secure, and idiomatic web session management with pluggable backends.

Go JWT Libraries 272 stars 2 imported-by 100% confidence
71

#7 v4

Package jwt is a Go implementation of JSON Web Tokens: http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-jones-json-web-token.html See README.md for more info.

Go JWT Libraries 10.8K stars 427 imported-by 95% confidence
71

#8 jwt-auth

JWT middleware for Golang http servers with many configuration options.

Go JWT Libraries 237 stars 0 imported-by 65% confidence
51

Comparison Matrix

score dimensions
Package Health Maintenance Adoption Security Imported by
golang-jwt 96 95 100 92 15.1K
jwtauth 95 95 100 92 697
pocketbase 94 95 100 92 544
hanko 90 95 91 92 0
jwt 84 95 76 70 0
jeff 71 45 66 92 2
v4 71 12 100 92 427
jwt-auth 51 8 60 70 0

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