Decision Workspace
idcurl vs isahc vs curl-rest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
idcurl
growingv0.5.2
Idiomatic synchronous http client based on curl
61
isahc
growingv1.7.2
The practical HTTP client that is fun to use.
50
curl-rest
experimentalv0.5.1
A reqwest-like REST client built on libcurl for true blocking requests.
Core Metrics
| idcurl | isahc | curl-rest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 61 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 21.3K | 14.9M | 238 |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 477.6K | 98 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.7K | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 43 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 602d ago | 1415d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 6y 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
idcurl
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
isahc
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
curl-rest
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| idcurl | isahc | curl-rest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 1.7.2 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 34 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 203KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •isahc leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •isahc is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ idcurl, isahc have not been updated in over a year.
- •idcurl, curl-rest are pre-1.0 — API may change.