Decision Workspace
nickel vs expressjs vs salvo-craft
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
nickel
growingv0.11.0
An express.js inspired web framework
40
expressjs
experimentalv0.9.2
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Rust, similar to Express.js
74
salvo-craft
growingv0.89.3
Salvo Handler modular craft.
Core Metrics
| nickel | expressjs | salvo-craft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 40 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 990.9K | 41 | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 59.1K | 41 | 167.7K |
| Dependents | 179 | 0 | 32 |
| Releases | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 2628d ago | 18d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 10y 11m | 18d | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
nickel
Maintenance
4
Quality
8
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
expressjs
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
salvo-craft
Maintenance
21
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nickel | expressjs | salvo-craft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.9.2 | 0.89.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 26 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 85KB | 50KB | 6KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 47.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •salvo-craft leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nickel is depended on by 179 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nickel has not been updated in over a year.