Decision Workspace
axum_session vs tower-sessions vs tower-sessions-ext
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
axum_session
growingv0.19.0
📝 Session management layer for axum that supports HTTP and Rest.
62
tower-sessions
growingv0.15.0
🥠 Sessions as a `tower` and `axum` middleware.
61
tower-sessions-ext
growingv1.3.1
A maintained fork of tower-sessions-ext, providing session middleware for tower and axum.
Core Metrics
| axum_session | tower-sessions | tower-sessions-ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 62 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 196.3K | 2.1M | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.4K | 153.4K | 446 |
| Dependents | 99 | 566 | 24 |
| Releases | 47 | 38 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 55d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 3y | 2y 6m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
axum_session
Maintenance
18
Quality
7
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tower-sessions
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
tower-sessions-ext
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| axum_session | tower-sessions | tower-sessions-ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.0 | 0.15.0 | 1.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 36 | 26 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 36KB | 38KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 87.2% | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tower-sessions leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower-sessions is depended on by 566 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •axum_session, tower-sessions are pre-1.0 — API may change.