Decision Workspace
axum_session vs tower-sessions vs tower-sessions-ext
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
axum_session
growingv0.20.1
📝 Session management layer for axum that supports HTTP and Rest.
58
tower-sessions
growingv0.15.0
🥠 Sessions as a `tower` and `axum` middleware.
56
tower-sessions-ext
stablev1.3.1
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 | 52 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 221.9K | 3.0M | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.2K | 160.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 143 | 860 | 24 |
| Releases | 49 | 38 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 65d ago | 163d ago | 147d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 2y 10m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
axum_session
Maintenance
15
Quality
7
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tower-sessions
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
tower-sessions-ext
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| axum_session | tower-sessions | tower-sessions-ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.1 | 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 | 84KB | 36KB | 38KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 83.7% | 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 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower-sessions is depended on by 860 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •axum_session, tower-sessions are pre-1.0 — API may change.