Decision Workspace
actix-web-lab vs actix-web vs awc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
actix-web-lab
growingv0.26.0
In-progress extractors and middleware for Actix Web
76
actix-web
stablev4.14.0
Actix Web is a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust
70
awc
stablev3.8.2
Async HTTP and WebSocket client library
Core Metrics
| actix-web-lab | actix-web | awc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 76 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8M | 73.3M | 12.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 78.6K | 1.9M | 189.0K |
| Dependents | 327 | 21.5K | 2.2K |
| Releases | 59 | 156 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 126d ago | 22d ago | 145d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 8y 8m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
actix-web-lab
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
actix-web
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
awc
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| actix-web-lab | actix-web | awc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.0 | 4.14.0 | 3.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 54 | 56 | 49 |
| Crate Size | 145KB | 274KB | 84KB |
| Features | 5 | 22 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-web is depended on by 21.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •actix-web-lab is pre-1.0 — API may change.