Decision Workspace
cookiestxt-rs vs cookie-monster vs tower-cookies
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
cookiestxt-rs
growingv0.1.4
Parses cookie.txt/netscape cookie format
57
cookie-monster
experimentalv0.2.1
A Cookie library for managing HTTP Cookies, with Axum integration.
55
tower-cookies
growingv0.11.0
Cookie manager middleware for tower.
Core Metrics
| cookiestxt-rs | cookie-monster | tower-cookies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 569 | 3.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 64 | 238.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 681 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 724d ago | 21d ago | 450d ago |
| Age | 2y | 5m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cookiestxt-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cookie-monster
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tower-cookies
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cookiestxt-rs | cookie-monster | tower-cookies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.2.1 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 24KB | 18KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cookie-monster leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tower-cookies has the most downloads (3.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tower-cookies is depended on by 681 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cookiestxt-rs, tower-cookies have not been updated in over a year.