Decision Workspace
axum_gcra vs tokio-rate-limit vs barnacle-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
axum_gcra
growingv0.1.1
GCRA-based Rate Limiter for Axum with per-route/per-key rate limiting
55
tokio-rate-limit
experimentalv0.8.0
High-performance, lock-free rate limiting library with pluggable algorithms and Axum middleware
48
barnacle-rs
experimentalv0.3.1
Advanced rate limiting middleware for Axum with Redis backend, API key validation, and custom key extraction
Core Metrics
| axum_gcra | tokio-rate-limit | barnacle-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 7.5K | 1.8K | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 472 | 23 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 593d ago | 138d ago | 106d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 4m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
axum_gcra
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
tokio-rate-limit
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
barnacle-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| axum_gcra | tokio-rate-limit | barnacle-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.8.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 30 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 195KB | 3.3MB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.90 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-rate-limit leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •axum_gcra has the most downloads (7.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ axum_gcra has not been updated in over a year.