Decision Workspace
actix-web-correlation-id vs actix-web-helmet vs actix-web-prom
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
actix-web-correlation-id
growingv1.0.0
An Actix-web middleware component which synchronises a correlation ID for cross API request logging
52
actix-web-helmet
growingv1.0.0
HTTP security headers middleware for actix-web
50
actix-web-prom
growingv0.10.0
Actix Web middleware to expose Prometheus metrics
Core Metrics
| actix-web-correlation-id | actix-web-helmet | actix-web-prom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 5.5K | 2.0K | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 139 | 65.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 279 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 969d ago | 23d ago | 321d ago |
| Age | 5y | 11m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
actix-web-correlation-id
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
actix-web-helmet
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
actix-web-prom
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| actix-web-correlation-id | actix-web-helmet | actix-web-prom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 16KB | 21KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web-helmet leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-web-prom has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •actix-web-prom is depended on by 279 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ actix-web-correlation-id has not been updated in over a year.
- •actix-web-prom is pre-1.0 — API may change.