Decision Workspace
miniserve vs file-serve vs miniserver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
miniserve
growingv0.35.0
For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now!
59
file-serve
growingv0.3.11
HTTP Static File Server
33
miniserver
growingv0.1.5
For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now!
Core Metrics
| miniserve | file-serve | miniserver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 59 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 134.7K | 38.9K | 2.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 1.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Releases | 54 | 18 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 12d ago | 2862d ago |
| Age | 8y | 4y 1m | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
miniserve
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
file-serve
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
miniserver
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| miniserve | file-serve | miniserver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.35.0 | 0.3.11 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 54 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 194KB | 11KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| 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.
- •miniserve has the most downloads (134.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ miniserver has not been updated in over a year.