Decision Workspace
httpio vs isahc vs surf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
httpio
experimentalv0.2.4
A transport-agnostic, async HTTP/1.1 client library for any runtime.
75
isahc
stablev2.0.0
The practical HTTP client that is fun to use.
65
surf
growingv2.3.2
Surf the web - HTTP client framework
Core Metrics
| httpio | isahc | surf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 75 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 232 | 15.8M | 4.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 444.8K | 121.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 2.5K |
| Releases | 7 | 47 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 166d ago | 1d ago | 1666d ago |
| Age | 5m | 6y 9m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
httpio
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
isahc
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
surf
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| httpio | isahc | surf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 2.0.0 | 2.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 40 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 165KB | 59KB |
| Features | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •isahc leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •surf is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ surf has not been updated in over a year.
- •httpio is pre-1.0 — API may change.