Decision Workspace
brakes vs actix-ratelimit vs axum-governor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
brakes
growingv0.1.1
A distributed rate limiting library
36
actix-ratelimit
growingv0.3.1
Rate limiting middleware framework for actix-web
60
axum-governor
growingv2.0.3
Rate limiting middleware for Axum, powered by governor.
Core Metrics
| brakes | actix-ratelimit | axum-governor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 36 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 51.8K | 9.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 558d ago | 2003d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 6y 5m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
brakes
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
actix-ratelimit
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
axum-governor
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| brakes | actix-ratelimit | axum-governor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.1 | 2.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 14KB | 84KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •axum-governor leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-ratelimit has the most downloads (51.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ brakes, actix-ratelimit have not been updated in over a year.
- •brakes, actix-ratelimit are pre-1.0 — API may change.