Decision Workspace
fastapi-rust vs actix-web vs awc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
fastapi-rust
experimentalv0.3.0
Ultra-optimized Rust web framework inspired by FastAPI
72
actix-web
stablev4.13.0
Actix Web is a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust
72
awc
stablev3.8.2
Async HTTP and WebSocket client library
Core Metrics
| fastapi-rust | actix-web | awc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 72 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 68.4M | 11.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.0M | 278.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 20.2K | 2.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 155 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 96d ago | 96d ago |
| Age | 3m | 8y 7m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
fastapi-rust
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
actix-web
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
awc
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fastapi-rust | actix-web | awc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 4.13.0 | 3.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 56 | 49 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 269KB | 84KB |
| Features | 4 | 22 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-web is depended on by 20.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fastapi-rust is pre-1.0 — API may change.