Decision Workspace
alhc vs isahc vs surf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
alhc
growingv0.2.2
Async Lightweight HTTP Client: A async http client library that using system library to reduce binary size if possible. (Currently under heavy development)
75
isahc
stablev2.0.0
The practical HTTP client that is fun to use.
65
surf
growingv2.3.2
Surf the web - HTTP client framework
Core Metrics
| alhc | isahc | surf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 75 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 13.2K | 15.8M | 4.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 444.8K | 121.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 2.5K |
| Releases | 10 | 47 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 773d ago | 1d ago | 1666d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 6y 9m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
alhc
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
isahc
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
surf
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| alhc | isahc | surf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 2.0.0 | 2.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 40 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 165KB | 59KB |
| Features | 4 | 18 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •isahc leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •surf is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ alhc, surf have not been updated in over a year.
- •alhc is pre-1.0 — API may change.