Decision Workspace
ghttp vs http-serde vs http-serde-ext
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
ghttp
growingv0.2.0
A Rust crate for building HTTP clients and servers with a focus on performance, ease of use, and global configurations
51
http-serde
growingv2.1.1
Serde support for the http crate. (De)serialize HeaderMap, Uri, Method, StatusCode
55
http-serde-ext
growingv1.0.2
serde support for http crate types Request, Response, Uri, StatusCode, HeaderMap, Method, in Option or other collections
Core Metrics
| ghttp | http-serde | http-serde-ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 51 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 18.4M | 633.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 1.5M | 66.9K |
| Dependents | 8 | 1.3K | 54 |
| Releases | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 497d ago | 669d ago | 767d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 6y 1m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
ghttp
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
http-serde
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
http-serde-ext
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ghttp | http-serde | http-serde-ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.1.1 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 6KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 18.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-serde-ext leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •http-serde has the most downloads (18.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •http-serde is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ghttp, http-serde, http-serde-ext have not been updated in over a year.
- •ghttp is pre-1.0 — API may change.