Decision Workspace
headers-accept vs http-cache-semantics vs headers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
headers-accept
growingv0.3.0
🤝 The missing `Accept` implementation for `headers::Header`
72
http-cache-semantics
stablev3.0.0
RFC 7234. Parses HTTP headers to correctly compute cacheability of responses, even in complex cases
57
headers
growingv0.4.1
typed HTTP headers
Core Metrics
| headers-accept | http-cache-semantics | headers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 72 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 247.1K | 3.2M | 113.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 31.3K | 319.3K | 6.7M |
| Dependents | 16 | 2.0K | 3.2K |
| Releases | 8 | 18 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 125d ago | 51d ago | 298d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 6y 1m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
headers-accept
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
http-cache-semantics
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
headers
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| headers-accept | http-cache-semantics | headers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 3.0.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 21KB | 71KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-cache-semantics leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •headers has the most downloads (113.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •headers is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •headers-accept, headers are pre-1.0 — API may change.