Decision Workspace
h3-axum vs h3-quinn vs h3
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
h3-axum
experimentalv0.2.0
Transport your Axum router over HTTP/3. Use your existing handlers with QUIC.
65
h3-quinn
growingv0.0.10
QUIC transport implementation based on Quinn.
61
h3
growingv0.0.8
An async HTTP/3 implementation.
Core Metrics
| h3-axum | h3-quinn | h3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 65 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 1.5M | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 468 | 136.2K | 177.9K |
| Dependents | 4 | 580 | 696 |
| Releases | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 119d ago | 325d ago | 325d ago |
| Age | 5m | 3y | 7y |
Health Breakdown
h3-axum
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
h3-quinn
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
h3
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| h3-axum | h3-quinn | h3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.0.10 | 0.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 8 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 12KB | 125KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •h3-quinn leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •h3 has the most downloads (2.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •h3 is depended on by 696 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.