Decision Workspace
fetch vs isahc vs surf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
fetch
growingv0.13.0
HTTP client with resilience, observability, and Tokio runtime support.
74
isahc
stablev2.0.1
The practical HTTP client that is fun to use.
65
surf
growingv2.3.2
Surf the web - HTTP client framework
Core Metrics
| fetch | isahc | surf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 74 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 10.6K | 16.6M | 4.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 242.7K | 84.8K |
| Dependents | 4 | 1.8K | 2.5K |
| Releases | 13 | 49 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 9d ago | 1715d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 6y 11m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
fetch
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
isahc
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
surf
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fetch | isahc | surf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 48 | 40 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 165KB | 59KB |
| Features | 7 | 18 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •isahc leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •surf is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ surf has not been updated in over a year.
- •fetch is pre-1.0 — API may change.