Decision Workspace
http-relay vs actix-web vs actix-http
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
http-relay
growingv0.7.0
A Rust implementation of _some_ of [Http relay spec](https://httprelay.io/).
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-relay | actix-web | actix-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 75 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 62.9M | 62.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 550 | 3.4M | 3.4M |
| Dependents | 23 | 19.1K | 3.1K |
| Releases | 10 | 155 | 90 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 37d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 8y 5m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
http-relay
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
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-relay | actix-web | actix-http | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 4.13.0 | 3.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 56 | 53 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 269KB | 171KB |
| Features | 5 | 22 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 2 | 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.
- •actix-web is depended on by 19.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •http-relay is pre-1.0 — API may change.