Decision Workspace
http-mitm-proxy vs http-cache-semantics vs pingora
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
http-mitm-proxy
growingv0.18.0
A HTTP proxy server library intended to be a backend of application like Burp proxy.
72
http-cache-semantics
stablev3.0.0
RFC 7234. Parses HTTP headers to correctly compute cacheability of responses, even in complex cases
68
pingora
growingv0.8.0
A framework to build fast, reliable and programmable networked systems at Internet scale.
Core Metrics
| http-mitm-proxy | http-cache-semantics | pingora | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 72 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 28.1K | 3.2M | 5.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 978 | 319.3K | 762.8K |
| Dependents | 15 | 2.0K | 420 |
| Releases | 20 | 18 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 62d ago | 51d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 6y 1m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
http-mitm-proxy
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
http-cache-semantics
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pingora
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| http-mitm-proxy | http-cache-semantics | pingora | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 | 3.0.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 7 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 21KB | 40KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 5 |
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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.
- •pingora has the most downloads (5.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •http-cache-semantics is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •http-mitm-proxy, pingora are pre-1.0 — API may change.