Decision Workspace
http-global-cache vs http-cache-semantics vs http-cache
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
http-global-cache
experimentalv0.2.0
A global cache to use for http.
72
http-cache-semantics
stablev3.0.0
RFC 7234. Parses HTTP headers to correctly compute cacheability of responses, even in complex cases
69
http-cache
growingv0.21.0
An HTTP caching middleware
Core Metrics
| http-global-cache | http-cache-semantics | http-cache | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 3.2M | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 319.3K | 266.5K |
| Dependents | 497 | 2.0K | 1.6K |
| Releases | 6 | 18 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 51d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 4m | 6y 1m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
http-global-cache
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
http-cache-semantics
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
http-cache
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| http-global-cache | http-cache-semantics | http-cache | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 3.0.0 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 21KB | 29KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 22.2% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.82.0 |
| 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.
- •http-cache-semantics is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •http-global-cache, http-cache are pre-1.0 — API may change.