Decision Workspace
crates-io-proxy vs cargo-overlay-registry vs http-cache-semantics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
crates-io-proxy
growingv0.2.4
Caching HTTP proxy server for the crates.io registry
46
cargo-overlay-registry
experimentalv0.1.5
A local Cargo registry proxy that overlays local crates on top of crates.io
72
http-cache-semantics
stablev3.0.0
RFC 7234. Parses HTTP headers to correctly compute cacheability of responses, even in complex cases
Core Metrics
| crates-io-proxy | cargo-overlay-registry | http-cache-semantics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 46 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 12.1K | 87 | 3.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 87 | 319.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 405d ago | 12d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 15d | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
crates-io-proxy
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cargo-overlay-registry
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
http-cache-semantics
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| crates-io-proxy | cargo-overlay-registry | http-cache-semantics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 0.1.5 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 7 | 23 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 51KB | 21KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 22.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-cache-semantics leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •http-cache-semantics is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crates-io-proxy has not been updated in over a year.
- •crates-io-proxy, cargo-overlay-registry are pre-1.0 — API may change.