Decision Workspace
http-kit vs shared_http_body vs multipart-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
http-kit
experimentalv0.4.2
A flexible and ergonomic HTTP toolkit for Rust with async support, middleware, and zero-copy body handling
54
shared_http_body
experimentalv0.1.6
A library for creating shareable HTTP bodies that can be cloned and consumed by multiple consumers
50
multipart-rs
growingv0.2.1
A simple, zero-allocation, streaming, async multipart reader & writer for Rust
Core Metrics
| http-kit | shared_http_body | multipart-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 54 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 206 | 390.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 398 | 18 | 44.1K |
| Dependents | 6 | 0 | 60 |
| Releases | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 108d ago | 105d ago | 483d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
http-kit
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
shared_http_body
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
multipart-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| http-kit | shared_http_body | multipart-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 0.1.6 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 17KB | 6KB |
| Features | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shared_http_body leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •multipart-rs has the most downloads (390.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ multipart-rs has not been updated in over a year.