Decision Workspace
actix-passthrough-headers vs actix-web-helmet vs actix-web-prom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
actix-passthrough-headers
experimentalv0.1.0
Passthrough headers middleware for Actix Web
51
actix-web-helmet
stablev1.0.1
HTTP security headers middleware for actix-web
50
actix-web-prom
growingv0.10.0
Actix Web middleware to expose Prometheus metrics
Core Metrics
| actix-passthrough-headers | actix-web-helmet | actix-web-prom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 82 | 2.5K | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 46.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 341 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 95d ago | 48d ago | 429d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1y 3m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
actix-passthrough-headers
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
actix-web-helmet
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
actix-web-prom
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| actix-passthrough-headers | actix-web-helmet | actix-web-prom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 16KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web-helmet leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-web-prom has the most downloads (2.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •actix-web-prom is depended on by 341 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ actix-web-prom has not been updated in over a year.
- •actix-passthrough-headers, actix-web-prom are pre-1.0 — API may change.