Decision Workspace
flashapi vs fastserve vs lambda_http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
flashapi
experimentalv0.2.3
A lightweight webserver.
42
fastserve
growingv0.2.3
A simple and quick way of creating a backend to serve static files / api endpoints
72
lambda_http
stablev1.1.2
Application Load Balancer and API Gateway event types for AWS Lambda
Core Metrics
| flashapi | fastserve | lambda_http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 42 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 17.1K | 5.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 18 | 309.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 697 |
| Releases | 8 | 14 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | 1373d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3y 9m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
flashapi
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
fastserve
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
lambda_http
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| flashapi | fastserve | lambda_http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.2.3 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 15KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.84.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lambda_http leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lambda_http is depended on by 697 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fastserve has not been updated in over a year.
- •flashapi, fastserve are pre-1.0 — API may change.