Decision Workspace
neocurl vs barb vs reqt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
neocurl
growingv2.0.4
A command line tool to test servers
42
barb
growingv0.4.3
Command-line tool to perform file-based HTTP(s) requests.
34
reqt
experimentalv1.0.0
An HTTP request manager, providing high level features to connect to a web API and handle requests.
Core Metrics
| neocurl | barb | reqt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 19.8K | 26 |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 20 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 23 | 15 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 163d ago | 1451d ago | 121d ago |
| Age | 10m | 4y 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
neocurl
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
barb
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
reqt
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| neocurl | barb | reqt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.4 | 0.4.3 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 14 | 11 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 92KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •neocurl leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •barb has the most downloads (19.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ barb has not been updated in over a year.
- •barb is pre-1.0 — API may change.