Decision Workspace
async-http-client vs http-client vs http-client-2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
async-http-client
growingv0.2.0
Asynchronous HTTP client
60
http-client
growingv6.5.3
Types and traits for http clients.
60
http-client-2
growingv6.6.3
Types and traits for http clients.
Core Metrics
| async-http-client | http-client | http-client-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 6.5M | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 214.9K | 96 |
| Dependents | 0 | 248 | 44 |
| Releases | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3388d ago | 1376d ago | 248d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 7y | 8m |
Health Breakdown
async-http-client
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
http-client
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
http-client-2
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| async-http-client | http-client | http-client-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 6.5.3 | 6.6.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 31 | 32 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 42KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-client leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •http-client is depended on by 248 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-http-client, http-client have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-http-client is pre-1.0 — API may change.