Decision Workspace
barb vs reqt vs mockforge-http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
barb
growingv0.4.3
Command-line tool to perform file-based HTTP(s) requests.
34
reqt
experimentalv1.0.0
An HTTP request manager, providing high level features to connect to a web API and handle requests.
62
mockforge-http
experimentalv0.3.101
HTTP/REST protocol support for MockForge
Core Metrics
| barb | reqt | mockforge-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 34 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 19.8K | 26 | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 3 | 733 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 303 |
| Releases | 15 | 1 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 1451d ago | 121d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
barb
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
reqt
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
mockforge-http
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| barb | reqt | mockforge-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 1.0.0 | 0.3.101 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 18 | 71 |
| Crate Size | 92KB | 34KB | 357KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mockforge-http leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •barb has the most downloads (19.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mockforge-http is depended on by 303 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ barb has not been updated in over a year.
- •barb, mockforge-http are pre-1.0 — API may change.