Decision Workspace
http-body vs actix-web vs actix-http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
http-body
growingv1.0.1
Trait representing an asynchronous, streaming, HTTP request or response body.
75
actix-web
stablev4.13.0
Actix Web is a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust
75
actix-http
stablev3.12.0
HTTP types and services for the Actix ecosystem
Core Metrics
| http-body | actix-web | actix-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 75 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 529.7M | 62.9M | 62.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 40.3M | 3.4M | 3.4M |
| Dependents | 8.3K | 19.1K | 3.1K |
| Releases | 19 | 155 | 90 |
| Last Updated | 623d ago | 37d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 8y 5m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
http-body
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
actix-web
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
actix-http
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| http-body | actix-web | actix-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 4.13.0 | 3.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 56 | 53 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 269KB | 171KB |
| Features | 0 | 22 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.49 | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-web leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •http-body has the most downloads (529.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •actix-web is depended on by 19.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ http-body has not been updated in over a year.