Decision Workspace
humphrey vs file-serve vs http-nu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
humphrey
growingv0.7.0
A Performance-Focused, Dependency-Free Web Server.
59
file-serve
growingv0.3.11
HTTP Static File Server
52
http-nu
growingv0.16.0
The surprisingly performant, Nushell-scriptable, cross.stream-powered, Datastar-ready HTTP server that fits in your back pocket.
Core Metrics
| humphrey | file-serve | http-nu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 50.6K | 38.9K | 6.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 50 | 32 | 0 |
| Releases | 27 | 18 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 1006d ago | 12d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 4y 1m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
humphrey
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
file-serve
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
http-nu
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| humphrey | file-serve | http-nu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.3.11 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 58 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 11KB | 700KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •file-serve leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •humphrey has the most downloads (50.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ humphrey has not been updated in over a year.