Decision Workspace
cabot vs minreq vs ureq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
cabot
growingv0.7.1
Simple HTTP Client.
75
minreq
stablev3.0.0
Simple, minimal-dependency HTTP client
68
ureq
stablev3.3.0
Simple, safe HTTP client
Core Metrics
| cabot | minreq | ureq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 75 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 29.0K | 5.6M | 157.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 242.8K | 10.0M |
| Dependents | 33 | 1.8K | 31.0K |
| Releases | 14 | 52 | 112 |
| Last Updated | 1987d ago | 28d ago | 114d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 8y 4m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
cabot
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
minreq
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ureq
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cabot | minreq | ureq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 3.0.0 | 3.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 42KB | 148KB |
| Features | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minreq leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ureq has the most downloads (157.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ureq is depended on by 31.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cabot has not been updated in over a year.
- •cabot is pre-1.0 — API may change.